COSMOS 2251 DEB, 39586

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 39586 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
39586, 1993-036BUR
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, 0.050 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 weeks ago

TLE from 2 weeks ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 39586U 93036BUR 26257.30285274  .00000542  00000-0  24532-3 0  9995
2 39586  74.0068  93.3170 0100833 164.9824   9.6816 14.21659691648877
Epoch: 2026-09-14T07:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T07:16:06.476Z)
Latitude
4.85951°
Longitude
169.6161°
Altitude
750.303 km
Speed
7.517 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 07m 42s
True Declination
4° 49' 50"
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
06:59:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
889.942 km
Perigee altitude
744.833 km
Semi-major axis
7,195.524 km
Eccentricity
0.01008
Inclination
74.0068°
RAAN
93.317°
Arg. of periapsis
164.9824°
True anomaly
9.87836°
Mean anomaly
9.6816°
Eccentric anomaly
9.77973°
Mean motion
3.5559 °/min
Orbital period
101.24 mins
BSTAR
0.00024532
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