COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35705

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35705 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
35705, 1993-036AQA
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: 6 days ago

TLE from 6 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35705U 93036AQA 26035.65436759  .00027861  00000-0  41332-2 0  9991
2 35705  74.2878  32.3080 0035106 318.3949  41.4555 14.74529507867207
Epoch: 2026-02-04T15:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T15:42:17.359Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
21.91781°
Altitude
630.869 km
Speed
7.553 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 09m 13s
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
10:19:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
668.858 km
Perigee altitude
619.552 km
Semi-major axis
7,022.342 km
Eccentricity
0.00351
Inclination
74.2878°
RAAN
32.308°
Arg. of periapsis
318.3949°
True anomaly
41.72271°
Mean anomaly
41.4555°
Eccentric anomaly
41.58901°
Mean motion
3.68825 °/min
Orbital period
97.61 mins
BSTAR
0.0041332

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