COSMOS 2251 DEB, 47048

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 47048 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
47048, 1993-036BXC
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
23 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Icon of a cake. It is the launch day of the satellite!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 23 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 47048U 93036BXC 25166.62133654  .00005348  00000-0  12344-2 0  9990
2 47048  73.9817 299.1667 0139919 167.3062 208.6236 14.49604955701740
Epoch: 2025-06-15T14:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-15T14:54:43.477Z)
Latitude
14.54881°
Longitude
175.59207°
Altitude
816.435 km
Speed
7.4 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 13m 40s
True Declination
14° 27' 58"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-33.56345°
Longitude
158.61902°
Altitude
832.393 km
Speed
7.387 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 15m 48s
Apparent Declination
-48° 15' 22"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:31:42
Azimuth
238.866° WSW
Elevation
-49.831°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
823.932 km
Perigee altitude
625.172 km
Semi-major axis
7,102.689 km
Eccentricity
0.01399
Inclination
73.9817°
RAAN
299.1667°
Arg. of periapsis
167.3062°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
208.6236°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.62584 °/min
Orbital period
99.29 mins
BSTAR
0.0012344
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COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-06-16 19:33:50.201Z359.584° N2025-06-16 19:37:50.201Z79.937° E31.965°2025-06-16 19:40:50.201Z131.291° SE
4 mins2025-06-16 21:16:50.201Z284.689° WNW2025-06-16 21:17:50.201Z268.934° W16.382°2025-06-16 21:20:50.201Z224.656° SW
8 mins2025-06-17 10:02:50.201Z208.462° SW2025-06-17 10:05:50.201Z252.447° W42.933°2025-06-17 10:10:50.201Z14.061° NNE
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