COSMOS 2251 DEB

37971
Spacetrack Directory Number
1993-06-16
Orbit launches
731.9 km
Average height
26966.71 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information COSMOS 2251 DEB

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 2251 DEB
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Orbit launches 1993-06-16 (33 years ago)
Days in orbit 12146
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Perigee 730 km
Apogee 867 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 73.99°
Laps per day 15
Height COSMOS 2251 DEB 731.9 km

Additional information COSMOS 2251 DEB

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 37971 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.

satellite COSMOS 2251 DEB Date of exalting 16.06.1993y. Average height of ISS COSMOS 2251 DEB hundred 731.9 km. Average velocity COSMOS 2251 DEB is 26966.71 km/h. Inclination COSMOS 2251 DEB satellite 73.99°.

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Update time: 2026-09-17 20:20:21
Average height of ISS COSMOS 2251 DEB is: 731.9km
Average velocity COSMOS 2251 DEB is: 26966.71km/h
Average orbit height COSMOS 2251 DEB is: 73.99°
COSMOS 2251 DEB a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1993-06-16
COSMOS 2251 DEB is from 12146 days Days in orbit.