COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37094

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37094 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
37094, 1993-036BFQ
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 37094U 93036BFQ 26201.92704193  .00001348  00000-0  42825-3 0  9990
2 37094  74.1089  77.0705 0081971 345.2780  14.5987 14.39014211876725
Epoch: 2026-07-20T22:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-20T22:14:56.422Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
164.63132°
Altitude
707.761 km
Speed
7.532 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 08m 16s
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
08:45:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
817.878 km
Perigee altitude
700.865 km
Semi-major axis
7,137.509 km
Eccentricity
0.0082
Inclination
74.1089°
RAAN
77.0705°
Arg. of periapsis
345.278°
True anomaly
14.83782°
Mean anomaly
14.5987°
Eccentric anomaly
14.71802°
Mean motion
3.59934 °/min
Orbital period
100.02 mins
BSTAR
0.00042825
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