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: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35701U 93036APW 26090.41930733  .00002123  00000-0  14681-2 0  9994
2 35701  74.0003 119.5376 0290777 304.7631  52.6429 13.81285324636594
Epoch: 2026-03-31T10:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-31T10:03:48.153Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
139.7902°
Altitude
836.423 km
Speed
7.498 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 58m 09s
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
01:40:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,170.306 km
Perigee altitude
743.727 km
Semi-major axis
7,335.153 km
Eccentricity
0.02908
Inclination
74.0003°
RAAN
119.5376°
Arg. of periapsis
304.7631°
True anomaly
55.35012°
Mean anomaly
52.6429°
Eccentric anomaly
53.99059°
Mean motion
3.45485 °/min
Orbital period
104.2 mins
BSTAR
0.0014681
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