COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37085

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37085 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.

Loading next visibility...
Identifier
37085, 1993-036BFF
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)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 37085U 93036BFF 25347.37536808  .00106285  00000-0  24657-2 0  9993
2 37085  73.9479 214.6598 0021315  52.8263 307.4887 15.41681601671472
Epoch: 2025-12-13T09:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-13T09:00:31.802Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-2.77625°
Altitude
435.05 km
Speed
7.656 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 18m 38s
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
10:10:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
453.192 km
Perigee altitude
424.132 km
Semi-major axis
6,816.799 km
Eccentricity
0.00213
Inclination
73.9479°
RAAN
214.6598°
Arg. of periapsis
52.8263°
True anomaly
307.29458°
Mean anomaly
307.4887°
Eccentric anomaly
307.39167°
Mean motion
3.85631 °/min
Orbital period
93.35 mins
BSTAR
0.0024657
Loading maneuver chart data...
Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Documentation

Showing up to 5 results
|