COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35647

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35647 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
35647, 1993-036ANN
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: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35647U 93036ANN 26115.12685814  .00001602  00000-0  46733-3 0  9991
2 35647  74.0228  46.2787 0046220 117.2298 243.3580 14.44312097695895
Epoch: 2026-04-25T03:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-25T03:02:40.543Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
147.46007°
Altitude
761.793 km
Speed
7.466 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 05m 06s
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
23:34:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
774.811 km
Perigee altitude
708.994 km
Semi-major axis
7,120.04 km
Eccentricity
0.00462
Inclination
74.0228°
RAAN
46.2787°
Arg. of periapsis
117.2298°
True anomaly
242.88582°
Mean anomaly
243.358°
Eccentric anomaly
243.12179°
Mean motion
3.6126 °/min
Orbital period
99.65 mins
BSTAR
0.00046733

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