COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35837

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35837 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
35837, 1993-036ATK
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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35837U 93036ATK 26069.66517656  .00009063  00000-0  62235-2 0  9990
2 35837  73.7319  61.2489 0418823 327.4337 151.5291 13.64468575591753
Epoch: 2026-03-10T15:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-10T15:57:51.254Z)
Latitude
55.34105°
Longitude
168.61093°
Altitude
1,303.484 km
Speed
7.075 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 25m 39s
True Declination
55° 11' 29"
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
02:08:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,326.954 km
Perigee altitude
707.485 km
Semi-major axis
7,395.357 km
Eccentricity
0.04188
Inclination
73.7319°
RAAN
61.2489°
Arg. of periapsis
327.4337°
True anomaly
153.71566°
Mean anomaly
151.5291°
Eccentric anomaly
152.63223°
Mean motion
3.41275 °/min
Orbital period
105.49 mins
BSTAR
0.0062235
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