COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37537

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37537 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
37537, 1993-036BNS
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 37537U 93036BNS 26206.34672417  .00000455  00000-0  15750-3 0  9991
2 37537  74.0098 211.0701 0052682 298.0540  61.5291 14.37744633882619
Epoch: 2026-07-25T08:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-25T08:19:16.968Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
143.18907°
Altitude
750.781 km
Speed
7.489 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 04m 16s
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
07:33:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
801.208 km
Perigee altitude
725.96 km
Semi-major axis
7,141.721 km
Eccentricity
0.00527
Inclination
74.0098°
RAAN
211.0701°
Arg. of periapsis
298.054°
True anomaly
62.06144°
Mean anomaly
61.5291°
Eccentric anomaly
61.79511°
Mean motion
3.59616 °/min
Orbital period
100.11 mins
BSTAR
0.0001575
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