COSMOS 2251 DEB, 47045

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 47045 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
47045, 1993-036BWZ
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
4 days 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 4 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 47045U 93036BWZ 25195.91472581  .00000112  00000-0  44986-4 0  9999
2 47045  74.0582  66.9455 0030271 247.0283 132.6129 14.38796395 56361
Epoch: 2025-07-14T21:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T21:57:12.309Z)
Latitude
19.10475°
Longitude
170.2753°
Altitude
779.279 km
Speed
7.458 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 50m 22s
True Declination
18° 59' 56"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-18.18152°
Longitude
-17.50611°
Altitude
752.549 km
Speed
7.486 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
19h 17m 30s
Apparent Declination
-46° 17' 47"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:21:53
Azimuth
123.739° SE
Elevation
-36.242°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
781.705 km
Perigee altitude
738.489 km
Semi-major axis
7,138.234 km
Eccentricity
0.00303
Inclination
74.0582°
RAAN
66.9455°
Arg. of periapsis
247.0283°
True anomaly
132.86753°
Mean anomaly
132.6129°
Eccentric anomaly
132.74028°
Mean motion
3.59879 °/min
Orbital period
100.03 mins
BSTAR
0.000044986
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