Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2251 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11815
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
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: 1993-036YF
Object number (NORAD): 34685
Object ID (CCSDS): 34685
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.846 minutes
Inclination: 74.0294 deg
SMA: 7081.626 km
Apoapsis: 713.638 km
Periapsis: 693.343 km
RAAN: 251.0137 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00143291
Argument of periapsis: 356.5311 deg
Mean anomaly: 60.1635 deg
Mean motion: 14.5681138 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00010168 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.002270492 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 2:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 19, 2025, 10:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 34685U 93036YF 25292.93840955 .00010168 00000-0 22705-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 34685 74.0294 251.0137 0014329 356.5311 60.1635 14.56811380877488
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2251 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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.
