COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37326

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37326 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
37326, 1993-036BKS
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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 37326U 93036BKS 25352.61249906  .00002005  00000-0  40097-3 0  9996
2 37326  74.0257 323.4491 0054706  90.7075 270.0361 14.61603510855693
Epoch: 2025-12-18T14:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-18T14:41:59.918Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
15.48395°
Altitude
690.83 km
Speed
7.511 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 33m 47s
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
11:09:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
724.241 km
Perigee altitude
646.955 km
Semi-major axis
7,063.735 km
Eccentricity
0.00547
Inclination
74.0257°
RAAN
323.4491°
Arg. of periapsis
90.7075°
True anomaly
269.40923°
Mean anomaly
270.0361°
Eccentric anomaly
269.72266°
Mean motion
3.65588 °/min
Orbital period
98.47 mins
BSTAR
0.00040097

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