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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35786U 93036ASG 26100.20448593  .00003982  00000-0  69727-3 0  9990
2 35786  74.0131 174.8561 0036752 273.2451  86.4514 14.67730685751453
Epoch: 2026-04-10T04:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-10T04:54:27.584Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-97.20034°
Altitude
669.462 km
Speed
7.523 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 39m 25s
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
16:21:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
691.801 km
Perigee altitude
640.025 km
Semi-major axis
7,044.05 km
Eccentricity
0.00368
Inclination
74.0131°
RAAN
174.8561°
Arg. of periapsis
273.2451°
True anomaly
86.87186°
Mean anomaly
86.4514°
Eccentric anomaly
86.66162°
Mean motion
3.67121 °/min
Orbital period
98.06 mins
BSTAR
0.00069727

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