COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35724

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35724 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
35724, 1993-036AQV
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 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35724U 93036AQV 26032.45476947  .00001022  00000-0  22178-3 0  9999
2 35724  74.0302 206.1466 0060690 345.8680  14.0783 14.58346236882686
Epoch: 2026-02-01T10:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-01T10:54:52.082Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-89.23459°
Altitude
659.507 km
Speed
7.55 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 44m 35s
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
22:07:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
739.052 km
Perigee altitude
653.185 km
Semi-major axis
7,074.256 km
Eccentricity
0.00607
Inclination
74.0302°
RAAN
206.1466°
Arg. of periapsis
345.868°
True anomaly
14.24872°
Mean anomaly
14.0783°
Eccentric anomaly
14.16338°
Mean motion
3.64772 °/min
Orbital period
98.69 mins
BSTAR
0.00022178
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