COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35602

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35602 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 16 Jun 1993 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). The debris from Iridium 33, an American commercial communications satellite, has been tracked extensively since its accidental collision with the defunct Russian satellite Cosmos 2251 in 2009. This event, occurring at high speed in low Earth orbit (LEO), generated thousands of pieces of space debris, significantly increasing the risk of further collisions. The Iridium 33 debris cloud has impacted space traffic management and orbital debris mitigation strategies, making it a subject of ongoing study in space situational awareness.

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Identifier
35602, 1993-036AMV
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (32 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35602U 93036AMV 25310.62473280  .00032535  00000-0  88153-3 0  9996
2 35602  73.9960 259.7741 0093346 334.3712 206.9842 15.33119683895378
Epoch: 2025-11-06T14:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-06T14:59:36.913Z)
Latitude
-0.96253°
Longitude
169.06451°
Altitude
526.434 km
Speed
7.568 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 20m 11s
True Declination
0° 57' 24"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:18:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
527.901 km
Perigee altitude
400.163 km
Semi-major axis
6,842.169 km
Eccentricity
0.00933
Inclination
73.996°
RAAN
259.7741°
Arg. of periapsis
334.3712°
True anomaly
206.50385°
Mean anomaly
206.9842°
Eccentric anomaly
206.74353°
Mean motion
3.83489 °/min
Orbital period
93.88 mins
BSTAR
0.00088153
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