Cosmos 2251
General
| Designation | 22675 / 93036A |
| Launch date | 16 Jun 1993 at 04:17 UT |
| Country of origin | CIS |
| Mission | Telecommunications ( Strela-1) |
| Perigee/Apogee | 778/803 km |
| Inclination | 74.0° |
| Period | 100.7 min |
| Launch vehicle | Cosmos C |
| Launch site | Plesetsk |
End of life
| Out of service | 1995 |
| Cause | The satellite was destroyed in a collision on 10 Feb 2009 at 16:56 UT over northern Siberia at 790 km altitude, with Iridium 33. Relative impact velocity: 39600 km/h. Created over 1600 large parts, an much more smaller parts. |
| Decay |
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