COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37535

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37535 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
37535, 1993-036BNQ
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: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 37535U 93036BNQ 26121.51558051  .00002402  00000-0  51037-3 0  9993
2 37535  74.0221 167.0037 0029331 268.2791 160.6616 14.59403461873638
Epoch: 2026-05-01T12:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-01T12:22:26.156Z)
Latitude
63.97471°
Longitude
157.62827°
Altitude
725.349 km
Speed
7.488 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 30m 44s
True Declination
63° 50' 18"
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
00:12:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
713.44 km
Perigee altitude
671.961 km
Semi-major axis
7,070.837 km
Eccentricity
0.00293
Inclination
74.0221°
RAAN
167.0037°
Arg. of periapsis
268.2791°
True anomaly
160.77252°
Mean anomaly
160.6616°
Eccentric anomaly
160.7171°
Mean motion
3.65037 °/min
Orbital period
98.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00051037
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