COSMOS 2251 DEB, 36058

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 36058 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
36058, 1993-036AXV
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 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 36058U 93036AXV 26230.87972485  .00001076  00000-0  22831-3 0  9999
2 36058  74.0191 278.1254 0046051 346.0869  13.9024 14.59811990697454
Epoch: 2026-08-18T21:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-18T21:06:48.227Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
-5.81674°
Altitude
664.811 km
Speed
7.542 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 32m 30s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
07:31:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
723.936 km
Perigee altitude
658.824 km
Semi-major axis
7,069.517 km
Eccentricity
0.00461
Inclination
74.0191°
RAAN
278.1254°
Arg. of periapsis
346.0869°
True anomaly
14.0299°
Mean anomaly
13.9024°
Eccentric anomaly
13.96608°
Mean motion
3.65139 °/min
Orbital period
98.59 mins
BSTAR
0.00022831

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