COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34019

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34019 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
34019, 1993-036HE
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (32 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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34019U 93036HE  25343.65887897  .00004281  00000-0  15111-2 0  9999
2 34019  73.9548  56.4057 0062715 238.0731 283.7870 14.33914513874768
Epoch: 2025-12-09T15:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-09T15:48:47.143Z)
Latitude
18.07838°
Longitude
-84.78928°
Altitude
770.292 km
Speed
7.476 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 24m 11s
True Declination
17° 58' 39"
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
03:50:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
821.178 km
Perigee altitude
731.44 km
Semi-major axis
7,154.446 km
Eccentricity
0.00627
Inclination
73.9548°
RAAN
56.4057°
Arg. of periapsis
238.0731°
True anomaly
283.08776°
Mean anomaly
283.787°
Eccentric anomaly
283.43751°
Mean motion
3.58657 °/min
Orbital period
100.37 mins
BSTAR
0.0015111
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