DECAYED

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 40224 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 40224 was 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

40224, 1993-036BVD

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

3 months ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Decayed 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

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 3 months ago

0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 40224U 93036BVD 25103.30417871  .00708681  00000-0  94135-2 0  9999
2 40224  73.9518 318.2252 0013341 269.9291  90.0395 15.55642725563956

Epoch: 2025-04-13T07:18Z