COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37295

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37295 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
37295, 1993-036BJK
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)

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Last TLE update: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 37295U 93036BJK 25305.20965706  .00003446  00000-0  64029-3 0  9998
2 37295  74.0089   1.6659 0045576 192.5972 167.4061 14.64901234816964
Epoch: 2025-11-01T05:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-01T05:01:54.369Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
-114.55369°
Altitude
711.432 km
Speed
7.483 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 06m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
07:03:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
707.132 km
Perigee altitude
642.842 km
Semi-major axis
7,053.124 km
Eccentricity
0.00456
Inclination
74.0089°
RAAN
1.6659°
Arg. of periapsis
192.5972°
True anomaly
167.51934°
Mean anomaly
167.4061°
Eccentric anomaly
167.46278°
Mean motion
3.66413 °/min
Orbital period
98.25 mins
BSTAR
0.00064029

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