COSMOS 2251 DEB, 38064

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 38064 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
38064, 1993-036BRW
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 38064U 93036BRW 25300.16498723  .00004641  00000-0  10493-2 0  9996
2 38064  74.0234 212.5209 0047471 340.3613  19.5720 14.55809054711876
Epoch: 2025-10-27T03:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T03:57:34.896Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
117.35474°
Altitude
677.696 km
Speed
7.535 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 10m 05s
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
08:37:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
737.963 km
Perigee altitude
670.721 km
Semi-major axis
7,082.479 km
Eccentricity
0.00475
Inclination
74.0234°
RAAN
212.5209°
Arg. of periapsis
340.3613°
True anomaly
19.75525°
Mean anomaly
19.572°
Eccentric anomaly
19.66352°
Mean motion
3.64137 °/min
Orbital period
98.86 mins
BSTAR
0.0010493

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