COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35671

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35671 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
35671, 1993-036APN
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 35671U 93036APN 26108.98797595  .00000353  00000-0  10060-3 0  9990
2 35671  74.0181 200.6816 0040748 341.3445 197.1502 14.48552929886056
Epoch: 2026-04-18T23:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-18T23:42:41.122Z)
Latitude
1.47664°
Longitude
177.49058°
Altitude
760.517 km
Speed
7.46 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 21m 02s
True Declination
1° 28' 04"
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
18:56:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
756.946 km
Perigee altitude
699.034 km
Semi-major axis
7,106.127 km
Eccentricity
0.00407
Inclination
74.0181°
RAAN
200.6816°
Arg. of periapsis
341.3445°
True anomaly
197.01318°
Mean anomaly
197.1502°
Eccentric anomaly
197.08162°
Mean motion
3.62321 °/min
Orbital period
99.36 mins
BSTAR
0.0001006
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