COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34065

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34065 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.

Loading next visibility...
Identifier
34065, 1993-036KC
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34065U 93036KC  26207.04662753  .00000346  00000-0  12231-3 0  9994
2 34065  74.0337 203.0330 0017784 251.8949 165.6929 14.38263641914448
Epoch: 2026-07-26T01:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-26T01:07:08.618Z)
Latitude
54.40994°
Longitude
-94.07153°
Altitude
785.173 km
Speed
7.46 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 05m 51s
True Declination
54° 14' 51"
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
01:14:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
774.561 km
Perigee altitude
749.165 km
Semi-major axis
7,140 km
Eccentricity
0.00178
Inclination
74.0337°
RAAN
203.033°
Arg. of periapsis
251.8949°
True anomaly
165.74315°
Mean anomaly
165.6929°
Eccentric anomaly
165.71804°
Mean motion
3.59746 °/min
Orbital period
100.07 mins
BSTAR
0.00012231

Documentation

Showing up to 5 results
|