COSMOS 2251 DEB, 36632

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 36632 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
36632, 1993-036BEW
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 36632U 93036BEW 26032.81838788  .00002292  00000-0  68058-3 0  9990
2 36632  74.0002 197.2774 0034352 295.5529  64.2078 14.43487374659525
Epoch: 2026-02-01T19:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-01T19:38:28.712Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
130.6352°
Altitude
739.034 km
Speed
7.491 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 09m 06s
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
04:14:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
769.086 km
Perigee altitude
720.15 km
Semi-major axis
7,122.755 km
Eccentricity
0.00344
Inclination
74.0002°
RAAN
197.2774°
Arg. of periapsis
295.5529°
True anomaly
64.56289°
Mean anomaly
64.2078°
Eccentric anomaly
64.38528°
Mean motion
3.61053 °/min
Orbital period
99.71 mins
BSTAR
0.00068058
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