COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37484

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37484 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
37484, 1993-036BLM
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 37484U 93036BLM 26033.49319556  .00002242  00000-0  68401-3 0  9995
2 37484  73.8242 111.2654 0036588 138.1895 243.5181 14.42157759661258
Epoch: 2026-02-02T11:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T11:50:12.096Z)
Latitude
20.462°
Longitude
167.20752°
Altitude
765.316 km
Speed
7.467 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 49m 46s
True Declination
20° 20' 59"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:44:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
775.09 km
Perigee altitude
722.937 km
Semi-major axis
7,127.15 km
Eccentricity
0.00366
Inclination
73.8242°
RAAN
111.2654°
Arg. of periapsis
138.1895°
True anomaly
243.14359°
Mean anomaly
243.5181°
Eccentric anomaly
243.33077°
Mean motion
3.60719 °/min
Orbital period
99.8 mins
BSTAR
0.00068401
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