COSMOS 2251 DEB, 40236

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 40236 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
40236, 1993-036BVR
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
9 months ago
Origin
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
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 9 months ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 40236U 93036BVR 24293.70309052  .00005336  00000-0  57947-2 0  9993
2 40236  73.5376  83.4476 0542403   2.0786 358.2378 13.23188478480789
Epoch: 2024-10-19T16:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-10-19T16:52:27.02Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
161.68034°
Altitude
765.622 km
Speed
7.671 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 33m 47s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
65.95892°
Longitude
145.73677°
Altitude
1,515.952 km
Speed
6.949 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 24m 06s
Apparent Declination
33° 27' 32"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:00:35
Azimuth
32.13° NE
Elevation
-8.201°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,579.779 km
Perigee altitude
760.915 km
Semi-major axis
7,548.484 km
Eccentricity
0.05424
Inclination
73.5376°
RAAN
83.4476°
Arg. of periapsis
2.0786°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
358.2378°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.30943 °/min
Orbital period
108.78 mins
BSTAR
0.0057947
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COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
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End Az.
13 mins2025-07-11 13:14:30.866Z157.488° SSE2025-07-11 13:20:30.866Z98.103° ESE31.173°2025-07-11 13:27:30.866Z36.396° NE
14 mins2025-07-11 15:05:30.866Z230.685° WSW2025-07-11 15:11:30.866Z304.262° NW36.85°2025-07-11 15:19:30.866Z10.771° NNE
4 mins2025-07-11 17:03:30.866Z313.812° NW2025-07-11 17:04:30.866Z320.933° NNW12.15°2025-07-11 17:07:30.866Z341.42° N
13 mins2025-07-11 22:47:30.866Z3.684° NNE2025-07-11 22:53:30.866Z53.813° ENE27.054°2025-07-11 23:00:30.866Z111.144° ESE
15 mins2025-07-12 00:37:30.866Z334.914° NNW2025-07-12 00:45:30.866Z243.975° WSW43.209°2025-07-12 00:52:30.866Z175.332° S
5 mins2025-07-12 02:32:30.866Z287.535° WNW2025-07-12 02:34:30.866Z273.481° WNW12.637°2025-07-12 02:37:30.866Z252.468° W
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