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: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34062U 93036JZ  26120.72874836  .00014284  00000-0  16705-2 0  9992
2 34062  74.0275 223.5478 0069615 267.5642 253.5015 14.83352069906537
Epoch: 2026-04-30T17:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T17:29:23.858Z)
Latitude
18.91092°
Longitude
-83.06956°
Altitude
635.07 km
Speed
7.535 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 31m 48s
True Declination
18° 48' 14"
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
17:13:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
665.028 km
Perigee altitude
567.644 km
Semi-major axis
6,994.473 km
Eccentricity
0.00696
Inclination
74.0275°
RAAN
223.5478°
Arg. of periapsis
267.5642°
True anomaly
252.73852°
Mean anomaly
253.5015°
Eccentric anomaly
253.11982°
Mean motion
3.71031 °/min
Orbital period
97.03 mins
BSTAR
0.0016705
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