COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35895

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35895 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
35895, 1993-036AUJ
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 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35895U 93036AUJ 26028.33128169  .00004056  00000-0  22467-2 0  9990
2 35895  74.0475 266.8215 0201016 354.0441   5.8303 14.01862986596655
Epoch: 2026-01-28T07:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-28T07:57:02.738Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
19.96023°
Altitude
744.638 km
Speed
7.557 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 47m 17s
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
16:40:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,031.012 km
Perigee altitude
739.01 km
Semi-major axis
7,263.148 km
Eccentricity
0.0201
Inclination
74.0475°
RAAN
266.8215°
Arg. of periapsis
354.0441°
True anomaly
6.07028°
Mean anomaly
5.8303°
Eccentric anomaly
5.94968°
Mean motion
3.50635 °/min
Orbital period
102.67 mins
BSTAR
0.0022467
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