COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34128

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34128 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
34128, 1993-036KZ
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 34128U 93036KZ  26063.71939851  .00048694  00000-0  31657-2 0  9994
2 34128  73.9954 128.7189 0028204 236.7081 262.3577 15.07429830903997
Epoch: 2026-03-04T17:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-04T17:15:56.031Z)
Latitude
39.42749°
Longitude
-126.30948°
Altitude
551.983 km
Speed
7.588 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 40m 36s
True Declination
39° 15' 14"
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
06:45:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
561.123 km
Perigee altitude
522.09 km
Semi-major axis
6,919.743 km
Eccentricity
0.00282
Inclination
73.9954°
RAAN
128.7189°
Arg. of periapsis
236.7081°
True anomaly
262.03753°
Mean anomaly
262.3577°
Eccentric anomaly
262.1976°
Mean motion
3.77058 °/min
Orbital period
95.48 mins
BSTAR
0.0031657
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