COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35905

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35905 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
35905, 1993-036AUU
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 35905U 93036AUU 26036.54735138  .00010050  00000-0  74561-3 0  9998
2 35905  74.0307  99.4596 0086518 166.5147 193.8383 15.00151374894042
Epoch: 2026-02-05T13:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T13:08:11.159Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
126.7151°
Altitude
627.496 km
Speed
7.513 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 37m 50s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:45:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
624.045 km
Perigee altitude
503.921 km
Semi-major axis
6,942.12 km
Eccentricity
0.00865
Inclination
74.0307°
RAAN
99.4596°
Arg. of periapsis
166.5147°
True anomaly
193.60363°
Mean anomaly
193.8383°
Eccentric anomaly
193.72072°
Mean motion
3.75236 °/min
Orbital period
95.94 mins
BSTAR
0.00074561
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