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 (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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34035U 93036HW  25306.35649299  .00005884  00000-0  14669-2 0  9992
2 34035  74.0652  65.0368 0043473  80.0749 345.6341 14.51269732873800
Epoch: 2025-11-02T08:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-02T08:33:20.994Z)
Latitude
61.21959°
Longitude
-74.04465°
Altitude
701.718 km
Speed
7.527 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 24m 39s
True Declination
61° 04' 23"
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
08:18:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
749.963 km
Perigee altitude
688.255 km
Semi-major axis
7,097.246 km
Eccentricity
0.00435
Inclination
74.0652°
RAAN
65.0368°
Arg. of periapsis
80.0749°
True anomaly
345.50985°
Mean anomaly
345.6341°
Eccentric anomaly
345.57204°
Mean motion
3.63001 °/min
Orbital period
99.17 mins
BSTAR
0.0014669

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