COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37336

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37336 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
37336, 1993-036BLC
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 37336U 93036BLC 25351.31473583  .00000163  00000-0  69200-4 0  9994
2 37336  74.0414 322.8603 0029016  39.1846 321.1399 14.32760586651852
Epoch: 2025-12-17T07:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-17T07:33:13.175Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
123.36905°
Altitude
768.968 km
Speed
7.478 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 31m 26s
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
10:08:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
800.916 km
Perigee altitude
759.375 km
Semi-major axis
7,158.282 km
Eccentricity
0.0029
Inclination
74.0414°
RAAN
322.8603°
Arg. of periapsis
39.1846°
True anomaly
320.93069°
Mean anomaly
321.1399°
Eccentric anomaly
321.03536°
Mean motion
3.58369 °/min
Orbital period
100.46 mins
BSTAR
0.0000692
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