COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34129

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34129 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
34129, 1993-036LA
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34129U 93036LA  26106.37902048  .00003838  00000-0  53005-3 0  9996
2 34129  74.0308  95.1429 0032401 152.7120 207.5767 14.78132905631386
Epoch: 2026-04-16T09:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-16T09:05:47.369Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
114.16812°
Altitude
658.047 km
Speed
7.518 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 20m 34s
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
17:04:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
655.518 km
Perigee altitude
610.086 km
Semi-major axis
7,010.939 km
Eccentricity
0.00324
Inclination
74.0308°
RAAN
95.1429°
Arg. of periapsis
152.712°
True anomaly
207.40543°
Mean anomaly
207.5767°
Eccentric anomaly
207.491°
Mean motion
3.69725 °/min
Orbital period
97.37 mins
BSTAR
0.00053005

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