COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35784

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35784 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
35784, 1993-036ASE
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 35784U 93036ASE 26120.46053226  .00000734  00000-0  19319-3 0  9997
2 35784  74.0373 189.1466 0042409 283.5744  76.0695 14.50356852677170
Epoch: 2026-04-30T11:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T11:03:09.987Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
164.94819°
Altitude
719.98 km
Speed
7.499 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 36m 35s
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
00:17:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
752.203 km
Perigee altitude
691.98 km
Semi-major axis
7,100.228 km
Eccentricity
0.00424
Inclination
74.0373°
RAAN
189.1466°
Arg. of periapsis
283.5744°
True anomaly
76.54178°
Mean anomaly
76.0695°
Eccentric anomaly
76.30558°
Mean motion
3.62773 °/min
Orbital period
99.24 mins
BSTAR
0.00019319
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