COSMOS 2251 DEB, 40810

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 40810 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
40810, 1993-036BWP
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, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 40810U 93036BWP 26060.04395712  .00002842  00000-0  60603-3 0  9993
2 40810  74.0342 285.5444 0016982  52.6893 307.5817 14.59317610628257
Epoch: 2026-03-01T01:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-01T01:03:17.895Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
110.86246°
Altitude
690.703 km
Speed
7.515 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 02m 10s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
07:41:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
704.985 km
Perigee altitude
680.968 km
Semi-major axis
7,071.114 km
Eccentricity
0.0017
Inclination
74.0342°
RAAN
285.5444°
Arg. of periapsis
52.6893°
True anomaly
307.42728°
Mean anomaly
307.5817°
Eccentric anomaly
307.50451°
Mean motion
3.65016 °/min
Orbital period
98.63 mins
BSTAR
0.00060603

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