COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35764

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35764 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
35764, 1993-036ARJ
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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35764U 93036ARJ 26255.43274879  .00004613  00000-0  60062-3 0  9991
2 35764  74.0229 164.6290 0025896 216.3614 143.5804 14.80690695700945
Epoch: 2026-09-12T10:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-12T10:23:09.495Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
17.39759°
Altitude
644.426 km
Speed
7.528 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 58m 30s
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
17:31:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
642.855 km
Perigee altitude
606.586 km
Semi-major axis
7,002.858 km
Eccentricity
0.00259
Inclination
74.0229°
RAAN
164.629°
Arg. of periapsis
216.3614°
True anomaly
143.75612°
Mean anomaly
143.5804°
Eccentric anomaly
143.6683°
Mean motion
3.70365 °/min
Orbital period
97.2 mins
BSTAR
0.00060062
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