COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35829

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35829 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
35829, 1993-036ATB
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 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35829U 93036ATB 26149.93379231  .00017559  00000-0  22780-2 0  9995
2 35829  74.0215 127.9268 0007333 172.0889 188.0405 14.80733420902610
Epoch: 2026-05-29T22:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-29T22:24:39.655Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-95.69549°
Altitude
634.762 km
Speed
7.538 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 31m 42s
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
14:56:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
629.721 km
Perigee altitude
619.451 km
Semi-major axis
7,002.723 km
Eccentricity
0.00073
Inclination
74.0215°
RAAN
127.9268°
Arg. of periapsis
172.0889°
True anomaly
188.02876°
Mean anomaly
188.0405°
Eccentric anomaly
188.03463°
Mean motion
3.70376 °/min
Orbital period
97.2 mins
BSTAR
0.002278
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