COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34024

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34024 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
34024, 1993-036HK
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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34024U 93036HK  26251.51369508  .00000213  00000-0  82795-4 0  9998
2 34024  74.0471 181.4281 0021227 173.4971 304.2458 14.35634320918958
Epoch: 2026-09-08T12:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-08T12:19:43.254Z)
Latitude
58.59464°
Longitude
161.16244°
Altitude
773.988 km
Speed
7.477 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 14m 41s
True Declination
58° 26' 30"
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
15:21:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
785.757 km
Perigee altitude
755.408 km
Semi-major axis
7,148.72 km
Eccentricity
0.00212
Inclination
74.0471°
RAAN
181.4281°
Arg. of periapsis
173.4971°
True anomaly
304.04443°
Mean anomaly
304.2458°
Eccentric anomaly
304.14514°
Mean motion
3.59088 °/min
Orbital period
100.25 mins
BSTAR
0.000082795
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