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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34115U 93036KL  26079.34043585  .00005270  00000-0  67339-3 0  9996
2 34115  74.0061  49.2161 0031876 211.7620 148.1636 14.81310151908563
Epoch: 2026-03-20T08:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T08:10:13.657Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
108.78231°
Altitude
646.844 km
Speed
7.524 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 16m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
00:21:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
645.084 km
Perigee altitude
600.452 km
Semi-major axis
7,000.905 km
Eccentricity
0.00319
Inclination
74.0061°
RAAN
49.2161°
Arg. of periapsis
211.762°
True anomaly
148.35563°
Mean anomaly
148.1636°
Eccentric anomaly
148.25968°
Mean motion
3.7052 °/min
Orbital period
97.16 mins
BSTAR
0.00067339
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