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 (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 35836U 93036ATJ 26070.77309436  .00014006  00000-0  21465-2 0  9991
2 35836  74.0334 359.6451 0019383  35.1031 325.1414 14.73558888648306
Epoch: 2026-03-11T18:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-11T18:33:15.352Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-88.10142°
Altitude
641.215 km
Speed
7.544 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 58m 34s
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
02:09:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
660.93 km
Perigee altitude
633.695 km
Semi-major axis
7,025.449 km
Eccentricity
0.00194
Inclination
74.0334°
RAAN
359.6451°
Arg. of periapsis
35.1031°
True anomaly
325.0142°
Mean anomaly
325.1414°
Eccentric anomaly
325.07782°
Mean motion
3.6858 °/min
Orbital period
97.67 mins
BSTAR
0.0021465
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