COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34064

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34064 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
34064, 1993-036KB
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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34064U 93036KB  26063.15708939  .00001676  00000-0  51038-3 0  9997
2 34064  74.0308 119.7890 0021207 176.0972 215.1892 14.42665934893169
Epoch: 2026-03-04T03:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-04T03:46:12.523Z)
Latitude
29.87705°
Longitude
-89.27759°
Altitude
765.497 km
Speed
7.468 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 36m 48s
True Declination
29° 43' 44"
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
17:40:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
762.432 km
Perigee altitude
732.21 km
Semi-major axis
7,125.458 km
Eccentricity
0.00212
Inclination
74.0308°
RAAN
119.789°
Arg. of periapsis
176.0972°
True anomaly
215.04946°
Mean anomaly
215.1892°
Eccentric anomaly
215.1193°
Mean motion
3.60848 °/min
Orbital period
99.77 mins
BSTAR
0.00051038
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