COSMOS 2251 DEB, 47073

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 47073 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

47073, 1993-036BYD

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 week ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

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 1 week ago

0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 47073U 93036BYD 25190.04015864  .00000530  00000-0  30918-3 0  9999
2 47073  74.0826 114.3854 0163038 190.9675 168.7893 14.04394735581617

Epoch: 2025-07-09T00:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T00:57:49.706Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

172.70178°

Altitude

997.338 km

Speed

7.294 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 37m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-33.64115°

Longitude

-13.70198°

Altitude

804.349 km

Speed

7.495 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 29m 36s

Apparent Declination

-43° 26' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:24:20

Azimuth

110.792° ESE

Elevation

-57.56°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

994.545 km

Perigee altitude

757.997 km

Semi-major axis

7,254.408 km

Eccentricity

0.0163

Inclination

74.0826°

RAAN

114.3854°

Arg. of periapsis

190.9675°

True anomaly

169.1454°

Mean anomaly

168.7893°

Eccentric anomaly

168.96805°

Mean motion

3.51269 °/min

Orbital period

102.49 mins

BSTAR

0.00030918

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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 1993 (1993-06-16 UTC)

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COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34757 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34758

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34759 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34760

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34761

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34762 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34763 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34781 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34782 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34783 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34784

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34785 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
10 mins	2025-07-19 04:17:42.240Z	348.719° N	2025-07-19 04:22:42.240Z	61.4° ENE	40.586°	2025-07-19 04:27:42.240Z	147.64° SSE
9 mins	2025-07-19 17:31:42.240Z	155.321° SSE	2025-07-19 17:35:42.240Z	101.876° ESE	29.899°	2025-07-19 17:40:42.240Z	39.367° NE
9 mins	2025-07-19 19:15:42.240Z	236.996° WSW	2025-07-19 19:19:42.240Z	286.302° WNW	30.045°	2025-07-19 19:24:42.240Z	357.072° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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