COSMOS 2251 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2251 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

11707

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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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: 1993-036AKH

Object number (NORAD): 35439

Object ID (CCSDS): 35439

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.47 minutes

Inclination: 74.0214 deg

SMA: 7300.801 km

Apoapsis: 1099.658 km

Periapsis: 745.674 km

RAAN: 61.8731 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0242428

Argument of periapsis: 267.8762 deg

Mean anomaly: 107.7722 deg

Mean motion: 13.91704286 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001196 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00075715 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 2, 2025, 2:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: June 27, 2025, 11:11 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2251 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 35439U 93036AKH 25178.96645059 .00001196 00000-0 75715-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 35439 74.0214 61.8731 0242428 267.8762 107.7722 13.91704286818420

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 1023 LEO 2025-04-08 09:19:11 0.0002397236 691.0 (m) PAYLOAD
THOR BURNER 2 R/B SSO 2025-01-08 07:08:23 0.0001420576 238.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
SCOUT G-1 DEB SSO 2024-11-12 12:12:43 0.0001383317 244.0 (m) DEBRIS

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).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 51
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

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