Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2251 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11710
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2251 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: COSMOS 2251 DEB
International designator: 1993-036XG
Object number (NORAD): 34635
Object ID (CCSDS): 34635
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.254 minutes
Inclination: 74.0466 deg
SMA: 7053.332 km
Apoapsis: 699.701 km
Periapsis: 650.693 km
RAAN: 14.9683 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0034741
Argument of periapsis: 125.4429 deg
Mean anomaly: 354.8904 deg
Mean motion: 14.6558592 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004142 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00076136 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 34635U 93036XG 25188.89866404 .00004142 00000-0 76136-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 34635 74.0466 14.9683 0034741 125.4429 354.8904 14.65585920863776
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2251 DEB.
Associated space launch
Military communications satellite. Destroyed in a collision with Iridium 33.
COSMOS 2251 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 51’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on June 16, 1993, 4:17 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 51
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 16, 1993, 4:17 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.