COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33934

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33934 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.

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Identifier
33934, 1993-036EP
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (33 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 33934U 93036EP  25353.26873167  .00002825  00000-0  60457-3 0  9993
2 33934  74.0383  88.1320 0015422 211.8788 148.1445 14.59159881888349
Epoch: 2025-12-19T06:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T06:26:58.416Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-96.72373°
Altitude
707.8 km
Speed
7.497 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 52m 31s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:48:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
704.392 km
Perigee altitude
682.58 km
Semi-major axis
7,071.623 km
Eccentricity
0.00154
Inclination
74.0383°
RAAN
88.132°
Arg. of periapsis
211.8788°
True anomaly
148.23762°
Mean anomaly
148.1445°
Eccentric anomaly
148.19107°
Mean motion
3.64976 °/min
Orbital period
98.64 mins
BSTAR
0.00060457
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