COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34127

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34127 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
34127, 1993-036KY
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 34127U 93036KY  26034.20609537  .00004273  00000-0  14920-2 0  9999
2 34127  74.1797 309.0072 0111426 134.1455  16.4836 14.32087659875220
Epoch: 2026-02-03T04:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T04:56:46.639Z)
Latitude
27.85701°
Longitude
-87.14358°
Altitude
711.4 km
Speed
7.543 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 01m 45s
True Declination
27° 42' 51"
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
00:19:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
862.164 km
Perigee altitude
702.59 km
Semi-major axis
7,160.514 km
Eccentricity
0.01114
Inclination
74.1797°
RAAN
309.0072°
Arg. of periapsis
134.1455°
True anomaly
16.85079°
Mean anomaly
16.4836°
Eccentric anomaly
16.6667°
Mean motion
3.58201 °/min
Orbital period
100.5 mins
BSTAR
0.001492
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