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
5 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 5 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 47048U 93036BXC 25195.39681774  .00003007  00000-0  69604-3 0  9999
2 47048  73.9768 244.9442 0137755 106.4631 270.0215 14.49859356574954
Epoch: 2025-07-14T09:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T09:31:25.052Z)
Latitude
14.2913°
Longitude
173.75629°
Altitude
729.316 km
Speed
7.491 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 36m 28s
True Declination
14° 12' 32"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-12.69659°
Longitude
-15.3701°
Altitude
740.513 km
Speed
7.479 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 32m 31s
Apparent Declination
-27° 56' 37"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:25:03
Azimuth
284.662° WNW
Elevation
-61.18°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
821.553 km
Perigee altitude
625.889 km
Semi-major axis
7,101.858 km
Eccentricity
0.01378
Inclination
73.9768°
RAAN
244.9442°
Arg. of periapsis
106.4631°
True anomaly
268.44313°
Mean anomaly
270.0215°
Eccentric anomaly
269.23229°
Mean motion
3.62648 °/min
Orbital period
99.27 mins
BSTAR
0.00069604
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