COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35706

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35706 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
35706, 1993-036AQB
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 35706U 93036AQB 26258.51415409  .00000789  00000-0  64933-3 0  9996
2 35706  73.8875 325.1918 0345486 324.5818  33.2781 13.66597092658428
Epoch: 2026-09-15T12:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-15T12:20:22.913Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
145.61732°
Altitude
803.636 km
Speed
7.557 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 40m 46s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
12:57:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,264.756 km
Perigee altitude
754.29 km
Semi-major axis
7,387.66 km
Eccentricity
0.03455
Inclination
73.8875°
RAAN
325.1918°
Arg. of periapsis
324.5818°
True anomaly
35.53106°
Mean anomaly
33.2781°
Eccentric anomaly
34.39634°
Mean motion
3.41808 °/min
Orbital period
105.32 mins
BSTAR
0.00064933

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