COSMOS 2251 DEB, 38067

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 38067 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
38067, 1993-036BRZ
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: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 38067U 93036BRZ 25295.97821083  .00002523  00000-0  50392-3 0  9990
2 38067  74.0203  11.6429 0070641 173.3809   5.4556 14.60878341618141
Epoch: 2025-10-22T23:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-22T23:28:37.415Z)
Latitude
0.93739°
Longitude
167.57594°
Altitude
643.151 km
Speed
7.563 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 45m 30s
True Declination
0° 55' 54"
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
09:04:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
737.853 km
Perigee altitude
638.022 km
Semi-major axis
7,066.074 km
Eccentricity
0.00706
Inclination
74.0203°
RAAN
11.6429°
Arg. of periapsis
173.3809°
True anomaly
5.53324°
Mean anomaly
5.4556°
Eccentric anomaly
5.49435°
Mean motion
3.65406 °/min
Orbital period
98.52 mins
BSTAR
0.00050392

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