COSMOS 2251 DEB, 40223
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 40223 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 16 Jun 1993 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). The debris from Iridium 33, an American commercial communications satellite, has been tracked extensively since its accidental collision with the defunct Russian satellite Cosmos 2251 in 2009. This event, occurring at high speed in low Earth orbit (LEO), generated thousands of pieces of space debris, significantly increasing the risk of further collisions. The Iridium 33 debris cloud has impacted space traffic management and orbital debris mitigation strategies, making it a subject of ongoing study in space situational awareness.
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40223 intel report (Beta)
COSMOS 2251 DEB details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 18 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission | Spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | Unknown |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 40223U 93036BVC 24360.92647421 .00040662 00000-0 59833-2 0 9990
2 40223 73.9508 74.1296 0032688 326.8274 149.0128 14.74840848541422Epoch: 2024-12-25T22:14Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T22:14:07.371Z)
| Latitude | 59.822° |
| Longitude | 156.21054° |
| Altitude | 675.176 km |
| Speed | 7.515 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 58m 37s |
| True Declination | 59° 40' 14" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -31.19733° |
| Longitude | -165.8373° |
| Altitude | 665.673 km |
| Speed | 7.519 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 57m 16s |
| Apparent Declination | -72° 11' 31" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:57:01 |
| Azimuth | 159.272° S |
| Elevation | -33.398° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 666.197 km |
| Perigee altitude | 620.294 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,021.382 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0032688 |
| Inclination | 73.9508° |
| RAAN | 74.1296° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 326.8274° |
| True anomaly | 149.20498° |
| Mean anomaly | 149.0128° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 149.10896° |
| Mean motion | 3.68901 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0059833 |
| Orbital period | 97.59 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 1993 (1993-06-16 UTC)
COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 06:24:50.305Z | 209.999° SW | 2024-12-27 06:27:50.305Z | 312.179° NW | 42.973° | 2024-12-27 06:31:50.305Z | 13.884° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 14:58:50.305Z | 38.365° NE | 2024-12-27 14:59:50.305Z | 52.79° ENE | 14.856° | 2024-12-27 15:02:50.305Z | 93.171° ESE |
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