Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2251 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11769
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
73.9
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: 1993-036AMA
Object number (NORAD): 35583
Object ID (CCSDS): 35583
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.269 minutes
Inclination: 73.9186 deg
SMA: 7431.876 km
Apoapsis: 1340.553 km
Periapsis: 766.929 km
RAAN: 15.8517 deg
Eccentricy: 0.03859214
Argument of periapsis: 58.8845 deg
Mean anomaly: 304.9525 deg
Mean motion: 13.55049373 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001176 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010764967 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 3:01 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 35583U 93036AMA 25245.62574022 .00001176 00000-0 10765-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 35583 73.9186 15.8517 0385921 58.8845 304.9525 13.55049373810426
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.
