COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35667

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35667 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
35667, 1993-036APJ
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 35667U 93036APJ 26084.28878762  .00003188  00000-0  65232-3 0  9997
2 35667  74.0551 304.4658 0018197 336.6222  23.4115 14.61138536723007
Epoch: 2026-03-25T06:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-25T06:55:51.250Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
17.74802°
Altitude
680.342 km
Speed
7.523 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 17m 51s
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
15:28:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
699.951 km
Perigee altitude
674.238 km
Semi-major axis
7,065.232 km
Eccentricity
0.00182
Inclination
74.0551°
RAAN
304.4658°
Arg. of periapsis
336.6222°
True anomaly
23.49453°
Mean anomaly
23.4115°
Eccentric anomaly
23.453°
Mean motion
3.65472 °/min
Orbital period
98.5 mins
BSTAR
0.00065232

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