COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34010

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34010 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
34010, 1993-036GV
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, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34010U 93036GV  26087.34598517  .00598822  00000-0  78857-2 0  9995
2 34010  73.9840  57.0861 0015378 197.8150 162.2529 15.56225443909038
Epoch: 2026-03-28T08:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T08:18:13.118Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
106.76387°
Altitude
411.273 km
Speed
7.659 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 48m 20s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
02:51:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
406.508 km
Perigee altitude
385.673 km
Semi-major axis
6,774.227 km
Eccentricity
0.00154
Inclination
73.984°
RAAN
57.0861°
Arg. of periapsis
197.815°
True anomaly
162.30652°
Mean anomaly
162.2529°
Eccentric anomaly
162.27972°
Mean motion
3.89272 °/min
Orbital period
92.48 mins
BSTAR
0.0078857

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