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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35824U 93036ASW 26034.10416829  .00003218  00000-0  20980-2 0  9994
2 35824  73.8474 318.7696 0249399  34.7938 326.9212 13.88679112849548
Epoch: 2026-02-03T02:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T02:30:00.140Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
147.97911°
Altitude
784.389 km
Speed
7.539 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 15m 04s
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
19:38:37
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,113.242 km
Perigee altitude
748.666 km
Semi-major axis
7,309.091 km
Eccentricity
0.02494
Inclination
73.8474°
RAAN
318.7696°
Arg. of periapsis
34.7938°
True anomaly
325.3198°
Mean anomaly
326.9212°
Eccentric anomaly
326.12472°
Mean motion
3.47335 °/min
Orbital period
103.65 mins
BSTAR
0.002098
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