Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2251 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11769
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
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: 1993-036BHY
Object number (NORAD): 37284
Object ID (CCSDS): 37284
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.997 minutes
Inclination: 74.0156 deg
SMA: 7231.349 km
Apoapsis: 969.748 km
Periapsis: 736.679 km
RAAN: 335.7616 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01611517
Argument of periapsis: 150.0457 deg
Mean anomaly: 227.8742 deg
Mean motion: 14.11802014 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000692 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0033663514 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:42 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 12:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 37284U 93036BHY 25245.50963936 .00006920 00000-0 33664-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 37284 74.0156 335.7616 0161152 150.0457 227.8742 14.11802014577461
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.
