COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34015

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34015 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
34015, 1993-036HA
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: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34015U 93036HA  26036.50693789  .00003024  00000-0  62492-3 0  9993
2 34015  74.0231  54.7543 0017997 144.5997   8.1086 14.60714684893309
Epoch: 2026-02-05T12:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T12:09:59.433Z)
Latitude
26.1695°
Longitude
-91.44553°
Altitude
681.162 km
Speed
7.525 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 06m 50s
True Declination
26° 01' 56"
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
09:26:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
701.183 km
Perigee altitude
675.747 km
Semi-major axis
7,066.602 km
Eccentricity
0.0018
Inclination
74.0231°
RAAN
54.7543°
Arg. of periapsis
144.5997°
True anomaly
8.13775°
Mean anomaly
8.1086°
Eccentric anomaly
8.12317°
Mean motion
3.65365 °/min
Orbital period
98.53 mins
BSTAR
0.00062492
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