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
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 37312U 93036BKC 26119.19142786  .00001361  00000-0  38375-3 0  9994
2 37312  74.0304 307.4956 0017433  19.7752 340.4079 14.46629004881515
Epoch: 2026-04-29T04:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T04:35:39.367Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
21.42566°
Altitude
727.619 km
Speed
7.498 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 29m 58s
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
17:28:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
746.692 km
Perigee altitude
721.894 km
Semi-major axis
7,112.43 km
Eccentricity
0.00174
Inclination
74.0304°
RAAN
307.4956°
Arg. of periapsis
19.7752°
True anomaly
340.34078°
Mean anomaly
340.4079°
Eccentric anomaly
340.37435°
Mean motion
3.6184 °/min
Orbital period
99.49 mins
BSTAR
0.00038375
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