COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35670

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35670 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
35670, 1993-036APM
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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35670U 93036APM 26236.42375817  .00010361  00000-0  79485-3 0  9995
2 35670  73.8896 263.7653 0028218 174.3011 185.8503 15.01568534915412
Epoch: 2026-08-24T10:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-24T10:10:12.705Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
138.50668°
Altitude
584.226 km
Speed
7.558 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 35m 03s
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
10:28:24
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
579.201 km
Perigee altitude
540.047 km
Semi-major axis
6,937.761 km
Eccentricity
0.00282
Inclination
73.8896°
RAAN
263.7653°
Arg. of periapsis
174.3011°
True anomaly
185.81746°
Mean anomaly
185.8503°
Eccentric anomaly
185.83387°
Mean motion
3.7559 °/min
Orbital period
95.85 mins
BSTAR
0.00079485
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