Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2251 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11869
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.1
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: 1993-036BQP
Object number (NORAD): 37988
Object ID (CCSDS): 37988
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.035 minutes
Inclination: 74.0635 deg
SMA: 7042.815 km
Apoapsis: 709.31 km
Periapsis: 620.05 km
RAAN: 23.3163 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00633699
Argument of periapsis: 60.7739 deg
Mean anomaly: 299.9748 deg
Mean motion: 14.68869924 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007043 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.001172646 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 5:47 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 2:32 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 37988U 93036BQP 25347.10565167 .00007043 00000-0 11726-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 37988 74.0635 23.3163 0063370 60.7739 299.9748 14.68869924234016
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.
