COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34014

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34014 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
34014, 1993-036GZ
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34014U 93036GZ  26297.25220882  .00003552  00000-0  51322-3 0  9999
2 34014  74.0185  23.4785 0036201  82.3070 309.3368 14.76152788939552
Epoch: 2026-10-24T06:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T06:03:10.842Z)
Latitude
30.04344°
Longitude
-90.49553°
Altitude
628.92 km
Speed
7.556 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 11m 50s
True Declination
29° 53' 31"
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
15:08:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
664.479 km
Perigee altitude
613.673 km
Semi-major axis
7,017.213 km
Eccentricity
0.00362
Inclination
74.0185°
RAAN
23.4785°
Arg. of periapsis
82.307°
True anomaly
309.01503°
Mean anomaly
309.3368°
Eccentric anomaly
309.17601°
Mean motion
3.69229 °/min
Orbital period
97.5 mins
BSTAR
0.00051322
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