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Entry no.
2026-0663

COSMOS 2251 DEB

COSMOS 2251 DEB (NORAD 35451) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 June 2026.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
35451
International designator
1993-036AKV
Object type
Fragment
Country
Russia
Parent launched
16 Jun 1993Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Jun 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
33 years12,054 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
73.9°N to 73.9°SFinal inclination 73.9°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 73.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 73.9°N and 73.9°S.

Life in orbit

COSMOS 2251 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 17 Jun 2026

4 entries
2026-0664STARLINK-18152026-0666DRAGON CRS-342026-0667ELECTRON R/B (2)2026-0665OBJECT S

Part of a break-up

1,108 on record
1,108One of 1,108 fragments of Cosmos 2251 on record →
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