COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37312

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37312 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
37312, 1993-036BKC
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 37312U 93036BKC 26186.40586769  .00001633  00000-0  45756-3 0  9998
2 37312  74.0297 181.9118 0019147 240.5966 119.3282 14.46781761891234
Epoch: 2026-07-05T09:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-05T09:44:26.968Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
112.39378°
Altitude
745.496 km
Speed
7.479 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 07m 38s
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
02:15:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
747.409 km
Perigee altitude
720.175 km
Semi-major axis
7,111.929 km
Eccentricity
0.00191
Inclination
74.0297°
RAAN
181.9118°
Arg. of periapsis
240.5966°
True anomaly
119.51926°
Mean anomaly
119.3282°
Eccentric anomaly
119.42375°
Mean motion
3.61878 °/min
Orbital period
99.48 mins
BSTAR
0.00045756
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