COSMOS 2251 DEB, 40233
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 40233 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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40233 intel report (Beta)
COSMOS 2251 DEB details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission | Spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | Unknown |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 40233U 93036BVN 24339.58693856 .00013079 00000-0 31049-2 0 9993
2 40233 73.9427 94.7858 0051449 255.0573 104.4889 14.53162830702407Epoch: 2024-12-04T14:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-04T14:05:11.491Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | 169.60796° |
| Altitude | 727.272 km |
| Speed | 7.487 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 19m 08s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -31.49301° |
| Longitude | 158.47369° |
| Altitude | 716.194 km |
| Speed | 7.502 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 44m 19s |
| Apparent Declination | -51° 42' 24" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:06:25 |
| Azimuth | 127.784° SE |
| Elevation | -44.467° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 749.433 km |
| Perigee altitude | 676.467 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,091.087 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0051449 |
| Inclination | 73.9427° |
| RAAN | 94.7858° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 255.0573° |
| True anomaly | 105.05879° |
| Mean anomaly | 104.4889° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 104.77394° |
| Mean motion | 3.63474 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0031049 |
| Orbital period | 99.04 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 1993 (1993-06-16 UTC)
COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 8 mins | 2024-12-05 08:22:14.245Z | 163.904° S | 2024-12-05 08:26:14.245Z | 111.152° ESE | 28.861° | 2024-12-05 08:30:14.245Z | 43.54° NE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-05 10:05:14.245Z | 257.685° W | 2024-12-05 10:07:14.245Z | 291.041° WNW | 24.68° | 2024-12-05 10:11:14.245Z | 351.543° N |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-05 18:45:14.245Z | 0.055° NNE | 2024-12-05 18:48:14.245Z | 65.771° ENE | 37.773° | 2024-12-05 18:52:14.245Z | 140.006° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-05 20:27:14.245Z | 284.935° WNW | 2024-12-05 20:28:14.245Z | 271.062° WNW | 16.183° | 2024-12-05 20:31:14.245Z | 230.575° WSW |
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