COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35786

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35786 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
35786, 1993-036ASG
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 35786U 93036ASG 26031.75289588  .00005395  00000-0  96100-3 0  9995
2 35786  74.0157 307.1987 0033257  61.4261 299.0248 14.66940914741415
Epoch: 2026-01-31T18:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-31T18:04:10.204Z)
Latitude
Longitude
-94.81619°
Altitude
662.182 km
Speed
7.532 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 28m 47s
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
00:18:24
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
691.877 km
Perigee altitude
645.008 km
Semi-major axis
7,046.579 km
Eccentricity
0.00333
Inclination
74.0157°
RAAN
307.1987°
Arg. of periapsis
61.4261°
True anomaly
298.69089°
Mean anomaly
299.0248°
Eccentric anomaly
298.85791°
Mean motion
3.66924 °/min
Orbital period
98.11 mins
BSTAR
0.000961
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