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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 37535U 93036BNQ 26186.89531713  .00003079  00000-0  64832-3 0  9999
2 37535  74.0225  42.2343 0027796 127.1833 248.5312 14.59695718883176
Epoch: 2026-07-05T21:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-05T21:29:15.400Z)
Latitude
14.78861°
Longitude
160.34373°
Altitude
703.323 km
Speed
7.502 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 06m 11s
True Declination
14° 42' 12"
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
13:32:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
711.407 km
Perigee altitude
672.104 km
Semi-major axis
7,069.893 km
Eccentricity
0.00278
Inclination
74.0225°
RAAN
42.2343°
Arg. of periapsis
127.1833°
True anomaly
248.23516°
Mean anomaly
248.5312°
Eccentric anomaly
248.38314°
Mean motion
3.6511 °/min
Orbital period
98.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00064832
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