COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34062

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34062 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
34062, 1993-036JZ
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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34062U 93036JZ  26047.88782882  .00020489  00000-0  25254-2 0  9999
2 34062  74.0292   7.6663 0068250  68.9231 324.0619 14.81194761895749
Epoch: 2026-02-16T21:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-16T21:18:28.410Z)
Latitude
31.18829°
Longitude
-88.90624°
Altitude
590.637 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 10m 21s
True Declination
31° 01' 57"
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
11:09:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
670.914 km
Perigee altitude
575.346 km
Semi-major axis
7,001.267 km
Eccentricity
0.00683
Inclination
74.0292°
RAAN
7.6663°
Arg. of periapsis
68.9231°
True anomaly
323.5997°
Mean anomaly
324.0619°
Eccentric anomaly
323.83112°
Mean motion
3.70491 °/min
Orbital period
97.17 mins
BSTAR
0.0025254
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