SL-12 DEB

44983
Spacetrack Directory Number
1993-06-16
Orbit launches


Satellite information SL-12 DEB

Spacetrack Directory Name SL-12 DEB
Orbit launches 1993-06-16
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Perigee 652 km
Apogee 674 km

Additional information SL-12 DEB

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 44983 was space debris 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 SL-12 DEB Date of exalting 16.06.1993y.


Update time: 2025-03-09 04:00:15
SL-12 DEB a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1993-06-16