COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35650

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35650 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
35650, 1993-036ANR
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: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35650U 93036ANR 25299.25911925  .00017267  00000-0  21928-2 0  9998
2 35650  74.0487 112.7313 0018753 181.7474 350.7334 14.81528219869307
Epoch: 2025-10-26T06:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-26T06:13:07.903Z)
Latitude
7.1938°
Longitude
162.51424°
Altitude
613.562 km
Speed
7.56 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 22m 42s
True Declination
7° 09' 01"
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
21:54:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
635.205 km
Perigee altitude
608.95 km
Semi-major axis
7,000.214 km
Eccentricity
0.00188
Inclination
74.0487°
RAAN
112.7313°
Arg. of periapsis
181.7474°
True anomaly
350.69872°
Mean anomaly
350.7334°
Eccentric anomaly
350.71607°
Mean motion
3.70575 °/min
Orbital period
97.15 mins
BSTAR
0.0021928
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