COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35645

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35645 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
35645, 1993-036ANL
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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35645U 93036ANL 26045.21755361  .00005926  00000-0  16087-2 0  9997
2 35645  73.9659 328.7552 0066696 112.6600 248.1629 14.46465499876897
Epoch: 2026-02-14T05:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-14T05:13:16.631Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
106.19211°
Altitude
757.763 km
Speed
7.466 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 55m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 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
03:50:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
782.275 km
Perigee altitude
687.394 km
Semi-major axis
7,112.971 km
Eccentricity
0.00667
Inclination
73.9659°
RAAN
328.7552°
Arg. of periapsis
112.66°
True anomaly
247.45567°
Mean anomaly
248.1629°
Eccentric anomaly
247.80907°
Mean motion
3.61798 °/min
Orbital period
99.5 mins
BSTAR
0.0016087
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