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 (32 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 37967U 93036BPS 25298.77077729  .00010798  00000-0  30147-2 0  9997
2 37967  74.0165 226.1913 0150809  15.3564 345.2091 14.39794273640450
Epoch: 2025-10-25T18:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-25T18:29:55.157Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-85.68509°
Altitude
657.813 km
Speed
7.583 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 04m 45s
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
08:38:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
864.4 km
Perigee altitude
649.198 km
Semi-major axis
7,134.936 km
Eccentricity
0.01508
Inclination
74.0165°
RAAN
226.1913°
Arg. of periapsis
15.3564°
True anomaly
344.75974°
Mean anomaly
345.2091°
Eccentric anomaly
344.98525°
Mean motion
3.60129 °/min
Orbital period
99.96 mins
BSTAR
0.0030147

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