COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37108

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37108 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
37108, 1993-036BGE
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
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)

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

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 37108U 93036BGE 25300.37242949  .00003699  00000-0  11056-2 0  9992
2 37108  74.0436 166.3475 0094919 253.4345 105.6369 14.40704786848398
Epoch: 2025-10-27T08:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T08:56:17.907Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-3.70234°
Altitude
777.638 km
Speed
7.455 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 05m 23s
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
08:34:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
821.484 km
Perigee altitude
686.093 km
Semi-major axis
7,131.926 km
Eccentricity
0.00949
Inclination
74.0436°
RAAN
166.3475°
Arg. of periapsis
253.4345°
True anomaly
106.68094°
Mean anomaly
105.6369°
Eccentric anomaly
106.15926°
Mean motion
3.60357 °/min
Orbital period
99.9 mins
BSTAR
0.0011056

Documentation

Showing up to 5 results
|