COSMOS 2251 DEB, 47062

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 47062 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
47062, 1993-036BXS
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, 0.060 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 47062U 93036BXS 26316.56149950  .00001364  00000-0  10348-2 0  9999
2 47062  74.0806 245.5407 0324815 293.4061 246.8549 13.72748088601958
Epoch: 2026-11-12T13:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T13:28:33.556Z)
Latitude
2.89654°
Longitude
170.88499°
Altitude
1,092.456 km
Speed
7.256 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 18m 52s
True Declination
2° 52' 48"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
17:40:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,226.653 km
Perigee altitude
748.165 km
Semi-major axis
7,365.546 km
Eccentricity
0.03248
Inclination
74.0806°
RAAN
245.5407°
Arg. of periapsis
293.4061°
True anomaly
243.48811°
Mean anomaly
246.8549°
Eccentric anomaly
245.16594°
Mean motion
3.43349 °/min
Orbital period
104.85 mins
BSTAR
0.0010348
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