Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2251 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11763
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
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: 1993-036AJN
Object number (NORAD): 35284
Object ID (CCSDS): 35284
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.129 minutes
Inclination: 74.0474 deg
SMA: 7142.759 km
Apoapsis: 776.873 km
Periapsis: 752.376 km
RAAN: 99.0107 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00171477
Argument of periapsis: 208.5451 deg
Mean anomaly: 302.3418 deg
Mean motion: 14.38148507 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000497 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017215071 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 1:04 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 35284U 93036AJN 25241.04483997 .00000497 00000-0 17215-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 35284 74.0474 99.0107 0017148 208.5451 302.3418 14.38148507640060
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.
