COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34011

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34011 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
34011, 1993-036GW
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34011U 93036GW  26032.82270675  .00002103  00000-0  64224-3 0  9997
2 34011  74.0120 235.3353 0037787 308.4615  51.3152 14.42099054886522
Epoch: 2026-02-01T19:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-01T19:44:41.863Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
167.13404°
Altitude
737.409 km
Speed
7.495 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 41m 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
08:42:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
776.123 km
Perigee altitude
722.259 km
Semi-major axis
7,127.328 km
Eccentricity
0.00378
Inclination
74.012°
RAAN
235.3353°
Arg. of periapsis
308.4615°
True anomaly
51.6542°
Mean anomaly
51.3152°
Eccentric anomaly
51.4846°
Mean motion
3.60706 °/min
Orbital period
99.8 mins
BSTAR
0.00064224

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