COSMOS 2251 DEB, 36369

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 36369 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
36369, 1993-036AYW
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 36369U 93036AYW 26214.61027583  .00006115  00000-0  84741-3 0  9995
2 36369  74.0310 334.6369 0013618 359.3803   0.7353 14.78130632893584
Epoch: 2026-08-02T14:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-02T14:38:47.831Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
163.73233°
Altitude
628.341 km
Speed
7.55 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 18m 32s
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
13:49:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
642.357 km
Perigee altitude
623.262 km
Semi-major axis
7,010.946 km
Eccentricity
0.00136
Inclination
74.031°
RAAN
334.6369°
Arg. of periapsis
359.3803°
True anomaly
0.73731°
Mean anomaly
0.7353°
Eccentric anomaly
0.7363°
Mean motion
3.69724 °/min
Orbital period
97.37 mins
BSTAR
0.00084741
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