COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35759

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35759 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
35759, 1993-036ARD
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 35759U 93036ARD 26262.65364889  .00000771  00000-0  14180-3 0  9999
2 35759  74.0379  35.4198 0074785  82.4955 278.4702 14.65643920702509
Epoch: 2026-09-19T15:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T15:41:15.264Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
161.54711°
Altitude
670.272 km
Speed
7.526 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 21m 40s
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
09:47:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
725.329 km
Perigee altitude
619.871 km
Semi-major axis
7,050.737 km
Eccentricity
0.00748
Inclination
74.0379°
RAAN
35.4198°
Arg. of periapsis
82.4955°
True anomaly
277.62144°
Mean anomaly
278.4702°
Eccentric anomaly
278.04593°
Mean motion
3.66599 °/min
Orbital period
98.2 mins
BSTAR
0.0001418

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