COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35824

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35824 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
35824, 1993-036ASW
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 35824U 93036ASW 26109.95136353  .00001482  00000-0  96338-3 0  9993
2 35824  73.8445 188.2905 0253756 251.3101 106.0329 13.88943623860078
Epoch: 2026-04-19T22:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-19T22:49:57.808Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-2.24888°
Altitude
990.423 km
Speed
7.329 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 33m 09s
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
17:16:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,115.474 km
Perigee altitude
744.576 km
Semi-major axis
7,308.162 km
Eccentricity
0.02538
Inclination
73.8445°
RAAN
188.2905°
Arg. of periapsis
251.3101°
True anomaly
108.80227°
Mean anomaly
106.0329°
Eccentric anomaly
107.42013°
Mean motion
3.47401 °/min
Orbital period
103.63 mins
BSTAR
0.00096338

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