COSMOS 2251 DEB, 47119

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 47119 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
47119, 1993-036BYM
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, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 47119U 93036BYM 26224.22855878  .00007179  00000-0  12898-2 0  9998
2 47119  74.0856  49.9617 0088072  21.9656 100.6080 14.64315127637469
Epoch: 2026-08-12T05:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-12T05:29:07.478Z)
Latitude
53.36755°
Longitude
164.57386°
Altitude
699.641 km
Speed
7.505 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 50m 09s
True Declination
53° 12' 05"
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
11:08:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
738.998 km
Perigee altitude
614.728 km
Semi-major axis
7,055 km
Eccentricity
0.00881
Inclination
74.0856°
RAAN
49.9617°
Arg. of periapsis
21.9656°
True anomaly
101.59793°
Mean anomaly
100.608°
Eccentric anomaly
101.10317°
Mean motion
3.66267 °/min
Orbital period
98.29 mins
BSTAR
0.0012898

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