COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37330

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37330 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
37330, 1993-036BKW
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: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 37330U 93036BKW 25354.54050532  .00000912  00000-0  19400-3 0  9999
2 37330  74.0188 280.1955 0056796 126.4731 234.1688 14.59559580864824
Epoch: 2025-12-20T12:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T12:58:19.659Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-3.75225°
Altitude
720.904 km
Speed
7.483 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 40m 46s
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
11:17:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
732.352 km
Perigee altitude
652.039 km
Semi-major axis
7,070.333 km
Eccentricity
0.00568
Inclination
74.0188°
RAAN
280.1955°
Arg. of periapsis
126.4731°
True anomaly
233.64333°
Mean anomaly
234.1688°
Eccentric anomaly
233.90585°
Mean motion
3.65076 °/min
Orbital period
98.61 mins
BSTAR
0.000194
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