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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 37326U 93036BKS 26108.66230950  .00001426  00000-0  28212-3 0  9991
2 37326  74.0227  91.5582 0057620 190.7834 169.2103 14.62286188873384
Epoch: 2026-04-18T15:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-18T15:53:43.540Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
6.34885°
Altitude
728.442 km
Speed
7.47 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 06m 13s
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
17:30:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
724.086 km
Perigee altitude
642.709 km
Semi-major axis
7,061.535 km
Eccentricity
0.00576
Inclination
74.0227°
RAAN
91.5582°
Arg. of periapsis
190.7834°
True anomaly
169.33304°
Mean anomaly
169.2103°
Eccentric anomaly
169.27176°
Mean motion
3.65759 °/min
Orbital period
98.43 mins
BSTAR
0.00028212
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