DECAYED

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 36384 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 36384 was 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
36384, 1993-036AZM
Orbit
Decayed
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Decayed 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: 11 months ago

TLE from 11 months ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 36384U 93036AZM 24365.10082935  .02940977  00000-0  19702-1 0  9991
2 36384  73.9772 297.6970 0020616 161.4312 198.7669 15.71314491820411
Epoch: 2024-12-30T02:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-12-30T02:25:11.655Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
162.37077°
Altitude
371.057 km
Speed
7.68 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 50m 47s
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
03:50:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
366.497 km
Perigee altitude
338.745 km
Semi-major axis
6,730.758 km
Eccentricity
0.00206
Inclination
73.9772°
RAAN
297.697°
Arg. of periapsis
161.4312°
True anomaly
198.69108°
Mean anomaly
198.7669°
Eccentric anomaly
198.72897°
Mean motion
3.93049 °/min
Orbital period
91.59 mins
BSTAR
0.019702
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