COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35701

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35701 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
35701, 1993-036APW
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: 1 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35701U 93036APW 25264.81705419  .00001975  00000-0  13856-2 0  9998
2 35701  74.0067  80.0920 0292743 306.6805  50.7735 13.80355002610287
Epoch: 2025-09-21T19:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-21T19:36:33.482Z)
Latitude
Longitude
145.02234°
Altitude
833.138 km
Speed
7.503 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 20m 22s
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
00:58:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,175.141 km
Perigee altitude
745.485 km
Semi-major axis
7,338.45 km
Eccentricity
0.02927
Inclination
74.0067°
RAAN
80.092°
Arg. of periapsis
306.6805°
True anomaly
53.43268°
Mean anomaly
50.7735°
Eccentric anomaly
52.09697°
Mean motion
3.45252 °/min
Orbital period
104.27 mins
BSTAR
0.0013856

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