COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35836

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35836 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
35836, 1993-036ATJ
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (32 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 35836U 93036ATJ 25308.11265440  .00015281  00000-0  25517-2 0  9996
2 35836  74.0324 247.8836 0027030 312.5065  47.3822 14.69682145629525
Epoch: 2025-11-04T02:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T02:42:13.340Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
163.72367°
Altitude
651.875 km
Speed
7.539 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 31m 32s
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
09:16:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
678.693 km
Perigee altitude
640.647 km
Semi-major axis
7,037.807 km
Eccentricity
0.0027
Inclination
74.0324°
RAAN
247.8836°
Arg. of periapsis
312.5065°
True anomaly
47.61066°
Mean anomaly
47.3822°
Eccentric anomaly
47.49638°
Mean motion
3.6761 °/min
Orbital period
97.93 mins
BSTAR
0.0025517

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