COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35777

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35777 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
35777, 1993-036ARX
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: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35777U 93036ARX 25352.32976145  .00000182  00000-0  20171-3 0  9999
2 35777  73.7704 313.8075 0452014 207.8246 306.1255 13.41305779797590
Epoch: 2025-12-18T07:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-18T07:54:51.389Z)
Latitude
29.09896°
Longitude
-81.36753°
Altitude
918.577 km
Speed
7.488 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 18m 08s
True Declination
28° 57' 23"
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
05:19:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,440.284 km
Perigee altitude
764.044 km
Semi-major axis
7,480.301 km
Eccentricity
0.0452
Inclination
73.7704°
RAAN
313.8075°
Arg. of periapsis
207.8246°
True anomaly
301.80188°
Mean anomaly
306.1255°
Eccentric anomaly
303.97786°
Mean motion
3.35478 °/min
Orbital period
107.31 mins
BSTAR
0.00020171
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