COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34022

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34022 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
34022, 1993-036HH
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, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34022U 93036HH  26174.55198635  .00000314  00000-0  10936-3 0  9994
2 34022  74.0544 275.4347 0023214 295.7936  75.1181 14.39217874909694
Epoch: 2026-06-23T13:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-23T13:14:51.620Z)
Latitude
10.68922°
Longitude
168.07272°
Altitude
758.725 km
Speed
7.478 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 34m 02s
True Declination
10° 37' 36"
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
06:16:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
775.27 km
Perigee altitude
742.135 km
Semi-major axis
7,136.84 km
Eccentricity
0.00232
Inclination
74.0544°
RAAN
275.4347°
Arg. of periapsis
295.7936°
True anomaly
75.37538°
Mean anomaly
75.1181°
Eccentric anomaly
75.24672°
Mean motion
3.59985 °/min
Orbital period
100 mins
BSTAR
0.00010936

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