COSMOS 2251 DEB, 36528

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 36528 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
36528, 1993-036BCN
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: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 36528U 93036BCN 25348.69733843  .00003261  00000-0  12090-2 0  9996
2 36528  74.0159 141.6510 0084774 190.7529 169.1813 14.30658136644553
Epoch: 2025-12-14T16:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T16:44:10.040Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
167.00264°
Altitude
851.846 km
Speed
7.396 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 26m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in partial 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
05:19:24
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
847.906 km
Perigee altitude
726.42 km
Semi-major axis
7,165.3 km
Eccentricity
0.00848
Inclination
74.0159°
RAAN
141.651°
Arg. of periapsis
190.7529°
True anomaly
169.36176°
Mean anomaly
169.1813°
Eccentric anomaly
169.27172°
Mean motion
3.57842 °/min
Orbital period
100.6 mins
BSTAR
0.001209
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