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 (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 35701U 93036APW 26155.23380829  .00002414  00000-0  16652-2 0  9994
2 35701  74.0053  10.4262 0288919 181.5093 178.5193 13.81512879645549
Epoch: 2026-06-04T05:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T05:36:41.036Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
33.57422°
Altitude
1,173.008 km
Speed
7.161 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 41m 42s
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
16:52:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,168.113 km
Perigee altitude
744.307 km
Semi-major axis
7,334.347 km
Eccentricity
0.02889
Inclination
74.0053°
RAAN
10.4262°
Arg. of periapsis
181.5093°
True anomaly
178.60187°
Mean anomaly
178.5193°
Eccentric anomaly
178.56087°
Mean motion
3.45542 °/min
Orbital period
104.18 mins
BSTAR
0.0016652
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