COSMOS 2251 DEB, 38058

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 38058 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
38058, 1993-036BRQ
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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 38058U 93036BRQ 26262.20525292  .00002393  00000-0  17914-2 0  9991
2 38058  74.0006 193.7006 0397769  19.0719 342.4813 13.63456400621508
Epoch: 2026-09-19T04:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T04:55:33.852Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
121.69241°
Altitude
746.013 km
Speed
7.622 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 54m 48s
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
11:21:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,315.169 km
Perigee altitude
726.551 km
Semi-major axis
7,398.997 km
Eccentricity
0.03978
Inclination
74.0006°
RAAN
193.7006°
Arg. of periapsis
19.0719°
True anomaly
341.04124°
Mean anomaly
342.4813°
Eccentric anomaly
341.76827°
Mean motion
3.41023 °/min
Orbital period
105.56 mins
BSTAR
0.0017914
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