COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35660

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35660 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
35660, 1993-036APB
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 35660U 93036APB 26036.24920318  .00002302  00000-0  59830-3 0  9992
2 35660  74.0410  30.8891 0017163 172.8789 205.1203 14.50158091666619
Epoch: 2026-02-05T05:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T05:58:51.154Z)
Latitude
17.1971°
Longitude
170.8223°
Altitude
738.194 km
Speed
7.482 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 23m 45s
True Declination
17° 05' 60"
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
18:33:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
734.927 km
Perigee altitude
710.553 km
Semi-major axis
7,100.877 km
Eccentricity
0.00172
Inclination
74.041°
RAAN
30.8891°
Arg. of periapsis
172.8789°
True anomaly
205.03697°
Mean anomaly
205.1203°
Eccentric anomaly
205.07862°
Mean motion
3.62723 °/min
Orbital period
99.25 mins
BSTAR
0.0005983
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