COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37967

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37967 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
37967, 1993-036BPS
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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 37967U 93036BPS 26009.47603197  .00006540  00000-0  17870-2 0  9997
2 37967  74.0151  85.9851 0150382 219.0431 139.9796 14.40949463651355
Epoch: 2026-01-09T11:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-09T11:25:29.162Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
165.59836°
Altitude
840.801 km
Speed
7.389 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 43m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
04:51:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
860.222 km
Perigee altitude
645.743 km
Semi-major axis
7,131.12 km
Eccentricity
0.01504
Inclination
74.0151°
RAAN
85.9851°
Arg. of periapsis
219.0431°
True anomaly
141.07195°
Mean anomaly
139.9796°
Eccentric anomaly
140.52734°
Mean motion
3.60418 °/min
Orbital period
99.88 mins
BSTAR
0.001787

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