COSMOS 2251 DEB, 39111

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 39111 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
39111, 1993-036BUA
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 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 39111U 93036BUA 25335.95758740  .00098096  00000-0  56424-2 0  9994
2 39111  74.0059  63.5328 0010911  39.1207 321.0773 15.11912111 89826
Epoch: 2025-12-01T22:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-01T22:58:55.551Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
7.75171°
Altitude
527.207 km
Speed
7.603 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 14m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:39:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
535.448 km
Perigee altitude
520.377 km
Semi-major axis
6,906.049 km
Eccentricity
0.00109
Inclination
74.0059°
RAAN
63.5328°
Arg. of periapsis
39.1207°
True anomaly
320.99866°
Mean anomaly
321.0773°
Eccentric anomaly
321.03799°
Mean motion
3.7818 °/min
Orbital period
95.19 mins
BSTAR
0.0056424
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