COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37305

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37305 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
37305, 1993-036BJV
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: 6 days ago

TLE from 6 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 37305U 93036BJV 26170.07851487  .00001273  00000-0  43479-3 0  9998
2 37305  73.8689 300.9440 0046855 223.9145 135.8280 14.36806839695718
Epoch: 2026-06-19T01:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T01:53:03.684Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
5.36598°
Altitude
795.77 km
Speed
7.443 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 03m 46s
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
22:49:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
800.183 km
Perigee altitude
733.228 km
Semi-major axis
7,144.843 km
Eccentricity
0.00469
Inclination
73.8689°
RAAN
300.944°
Arg. of periapsis
223.9145°
True anomaly
136.20056°
Mean anomaly
135.828°
Eccentric anomaly
136.01444°
Mean motion
3.5938 °/min
Orbital period
100.17 mins
BSTAR
0.00043479
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