COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35830

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35830 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
35830, 1993-036ATC
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35830U 93036ATC 26209.34894347  .00001978  00000-0  78547-3 0  9990
2 35830  73.8589 211.4973 0115828 136.2304 224.8097 14.25805220645064
Epoch: 2026-07-28T08:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-28T08:22:28.715Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
139.85818°
Altitude
867.893 km
Speed
7.388 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 05m 59s
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
09:04:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
886.619 km
Perigee altitude
720.254 km
Semi-major axis
7,181.574 km
Eccentricity
0.01158
Inclination
73.8589°
RAAN
211.4973°
Arg. of periapsis
136.2304°
True anomaly
223.88384°
Mean anomaly
224.8097°
Eccentric anomaly
224.34582°
Mean motion
3.56627 °/min
Orbital period
100.95 mins
BSTAR
0.00078547

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