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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35764U 93036ARJ 26205.83177514  .00007086  00000-0  93077-3 0  9997
2 35764  74.0226 262.4816 0026191 324.4738  35.4693 14.80183651693608
Epoch: 2026-07-24T19:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-24T19:57:45.372Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
20.48979°
Altitude
616.476 km
Speed
7.559 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 29m 55s
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
21:04:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
644.666 km
Perigee altitude
607.976 km
Semi-major axis
7,004.458 km
Eccentricity
0.00262
Inclination
74.0226°
RAAN
262.4816°
Arg. of periapsis
324.4738°
True anomaly
35.64392°
Mean anomaly
35.4693°
Eccentric anomaly
35.55656°
Mean motion
3.70238 °/min
Orbital period
97.23 mins
BSTAR
0.00093077

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