DECAYED

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 45039 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 45039 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
45039, 1993-036BWS
Orbit
Decayed
Last TLE update
10 months ago
Origin
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 10 months ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 45039U 93036BWS 24227.36573419  .00083288  00000-0  11119-1 0  9990
2 45039  74.0208 258.7161 0010146  27.6507 345.9737 14.79036333428969
Epoch: 2024-08-14T08:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-08-14T08:46:39.434Z)
Latitude
13.03032°
Longitude
167.56146°
Altitude
627.373 km
Speed
7.55 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 29m 58s
True Declination
12° 57' 13"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Visualization observer readout
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
637.056 km
Perigee altitude
622.835 km
Semi-major axis
7,008.083 km
Eccentricity
0.00101
Inclination
74.0208°
RAAN
258.7161°
Arg. of periapsis
27.6507°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
345.9737°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.69951 °/min
Orbital period
97.31 mins
BSTAR
0.011119
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