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: 1 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35764U 93036ARJ 26083.50295059  .00007149  00000-0  97590-3 0  9994
2 35764  74.0225 143.4217 0026702 242.1543 117.6927 14.78548314675519
Epoch: 2026-03-24T12:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T12:04:14.930Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
140.37981°
Altitude
645.314 km
Speed
7.531 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 33m 41s
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
00:17:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
650.206 km
Perigee altitude
612.771 km
Semi-major axis
7,009.625 km
Eccentricity
0.00267
Inclination
74.0225°
RAAN
143.4217°
Arg. of periapsis
242.1543°
True anomaly
117.96321°
Mean anomaly
117.6927°
Eccentric anomaly
117.828°
Mean motion
3.69829 °/min
Orbital period
97.34 mins
BSTAR
0.0009759

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