In orbitDebris

COSMOS 2251 DEB

NORAD: 34972
COSPAR: 1993-036AFB

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Spacecraft

Owner: Russian Space Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S34972, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1993-06-16
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Flight: Kosmos-2251
Mission name: Strela-2M
Launch site: GNIIPV, LC132/1
Launched by: Russian Military Space Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1993-036

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1993-036, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1993-06-16
Period: 97.4 min
Inclination: 73.98°
Apogee: 658 km
Perigee: 613 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0057 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 2251 (NORAD 22675)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris1716 in total, 608 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit