COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35898

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35898 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
35898, 1993-036AUM
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: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35898U 93036AUM 25298.04205698  .00014859  00000-0  13175-2 0  9990
2 35898  73.9941  35.8120 0082674 192.7783 345.2933 14.93587413660827
Epoch: 2025-10-25T01:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-25T01:00:33.723Z)
Latitude
1.98569°
Longitude
166.42649°
Altitude
533.529 km
Speed
7.627 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 20m 58s
True Declination
1° 58' 24"
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
12:54:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
641.886 km
Perigee altitude
526.763 km
Semi-major axis
6,962.462 km
Eccentricity
0.00827
Inclination
73.9941°
RAAN
35.812°
Arg. of periapsis
192.7783°
True anomaly
345.05036°
Mean anomaly
345.2933°
Eccentric anomaly
345.17208°
Mean motion
3.73593 °/min
Orbital period
96.36 mins
BSTAR
0.0013175

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