COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34035

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34035 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
34035, 1993-036HW
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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34035U 93036HW  26034.03970289  .00004300  00000-0  10415-2 0  9999
2 34035  74.0625 250.7225 0042981 242.6658 268.4441 14.52743746887253
Epoch: 2026-02-03T00:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T00:57:10.329Z)
Latitude
28.20038°
Longitude
-85.55713°
Altitude
720.836 km
Speed
7.497 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 07m 50s
True Declination
28° 03' 24"
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
14:57:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
744.788 km
Perigee altitude
683.82 km
Semi-major axis
7,092.441 km
Eccentricity
0.0043
Inclination
74.0625°
RAAN
250.7225°
Arg. of periapsis
242.6658°
True anomaly
267.95183°
Mean anomaly
268.4441°
Eccentric anomaly
268.19796°
Mean motion
3.6337 °/min
Orbital period
99.07 mins
BSTAR
0.0010415
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