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 (33 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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35602U 93036AMV 26085.62328868  .00019001  00000-0  42248-3 0  9995
2 35602  73.9937 317.8820 0077160 354.4940  34.8258 15.40425859916880
Epoch: 2026-03-26T14:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-26T14:57:32.141Z)
Latitude
28.61854°
Longitude
-81.61706°
Altitude
405.073 km
Speed
7.695 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 47m 20s
True Declination
28° 28' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight 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
12:33:24
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
494.992 km
Perigee altitude
389.738 km
Semi-major axis
6,820.502 km
Eccentricity
0.00772
Inclination
73.9937°
RAAN
317.882°
Arg. of periapsis
354.494°
True anomaly
35.33477°
Mean anomaly
34.8258°
Eccentric anomaly
35.07988°
Mean motion
3.85317 °/min
Orbital period
93.43 mins
BSTAR
0.00042248
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