COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34005

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34005 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
34005, 1993-036GQ
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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34005U 93036GQ  26154.99024486  .00000285  00000-0  97923-4 0  9992
2 34005  74.0456 253.5104 0021066 329.4312 145.3041 14.40437611908735
Epoch: 2026-06-03T23:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T23:45:57.155Z)
Latitude
60.83165°
Longitude
153.95291°
Altitude
779.45 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 51m 31s
True Declination
60° 41' 08"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight 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
19:22:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
769.697 km
Perigee altitude
739.645 km
Semi-major axis
7,132.808 km
Eccentricity
0.00211
Inclination
74.0456°
RAAN
253.5104°
Arg. of periapsis
329.4312°
True anomaly
145.44121°
Mean anomaly
145.3041°
Eccentric anomaly
145.37269°
Mean motion
3.6029 °/min
Orbital period
99.92 mins
BSTAR
0.000097923
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