COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34115

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34115 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
34115, 1993-036KL
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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34115U 93036KL  26034.55291042  .00011338  00000-0  14685-2 0  9990
2 34115  74.0074 137.7375 0032162 307.7774  52.0490 14.80544862901934
Epoch: 2026-02-03T13:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T13:16:11.460Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
164.95755°
Altitude
616.454 km
Speed
7.558 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 10m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:45:38
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
647.706 km
Perigee altitude
602.658 km
Semi-major axis
7,003.319 km
Eccentricity
0.00322
Inclination
74.0074°
RAAN
137.7375°
Arg. of periapsis
307.7774°
True anomaly
52.34033°
Mean anomaly
52.049°
Eccentric anomaly
52.19459°
Mean motion
3.70329 °/min
Orbital period
97.21 mins
BSTAR
0.0014685
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