COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37132

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37132 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
37132, 1993-036BHE
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 37132U 93036BHE 26182.79307359  .00006215  00000-0  79933-3 0  9997
2 37132  73.9992 197.5204 0042047 303.1776  56.5370 14.80719500653891
Epoch: 2026-07-01T19:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-01T19:02:01.558Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-7.83082°
Altitude
613.559 km
Speed
7.561 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 10m 04s
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
21:41:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
654.076 km
Perigee altitude
595.187 km
Semi-major axis
7,002.769 km
Eccentricity
0.0042
Inclination
73.9992°
RAAN
197.5204°
Arg. of periapsis
303.1776°
True anomaly
56.94012°
Mean anomaly
56.537°
Eccentric anomaly
56.73844°
Mean motion
3.70372 °/min
Orbital period
97.2 mins
BSTAR
0.00079933

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