COSMOS 2251 DEB, 47074

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 47074 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
47074, 1993-036BYE
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
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 shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 47074U 93036BYE 25267.27105591  .00015634  00000-0  49445-2 0  9992
2 47074  74.0895  93.9439 0146095 143.6044  32.6535 14.34200187 15427
Epoch: 2025-09-24T06:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-24T06:30:19.230Z)
Latitude
2.62148°
Longitude
172.27107°
Altitude
692.453 km
Speed
7.556 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 12m 48s
True Declination
2° 36' 20"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight 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
07:40:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
879.855 km
Perigee altitude
670.837 km
Semi-major axis
7,153.483 km
Eccentricity
0.01461
Inclination
74.0895°
RAAN
93.9439°
Arg. of periapsis
143.6044°
True anomaly
33.57084°
Mean anomaly
32.6535°
Eccentric anomaly
33.11075°
Mean motion
3.58729 °/min
Orbital period
100.35 mins
BSTAR
0.0049445

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