COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34036

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34036 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
34036, 1993-036HX
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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34036U 93036HX  25299.62770987  .00042808  00000-0  43767-2 0  9991
2 34036  74.0229 243.9884 0019066 292.1226  67.7931 14.90210107878670
Epoch: 2025-10-26T15:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-26T15:03:54.132Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-17.22836°
Altitude
594.95 km
Speed
7.565 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 15m 57s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
20:26:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
608.14 km
Perigee altitude
581.551 km
Semi-major axis
6,972.982 km
Eccentricity
0.00191
Inclination
74.0229°
RAAN
243.9884°
Arg. of periapsis
292.1226°
True anomaly
67.99556°
Mean anomaly
67.7931°
Eccentric anomaly
67.89431°
Mean motion
3.72748 °/min
Orbital period
96.58 mins
BSTAR
0.0043767
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