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

11869

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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: 1993-036BGE

Object number (NORAD): 37108

Object ID (CCSDS): 37108

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.91 minutes

Inclination: 74.0444 deg

SMA: 7132.357 km

Apoapsis: 819.376 km

Periapsis: 689.068 km

RAAN: 81.4442 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00913497

Argument of periapsis: 158.2355 deg

Mean anomaly: 202.2722 deg

Mean motion: 14.41295875 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000741 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0021858638 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:19 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2251 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 37108U 93036BGE 25346.26320734 .00007410 00000-0 21859-2 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 37108 74.0444 81.4442 0091350 158.2355 202.2722 14.41295875855005

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
IRS 1C SSO 2025-02-20 10:29:31 0.0001887789 486.0 (m) PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-07 19:30:03 0.0001391962 277.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-09-27 07:17:24 0.0008365909 157.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-09-24 19:49:24 0.0002632538 285.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-06-16 18:19:09 0.0003279561 53.0 (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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