COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34136

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34136 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
34136, 1993-036LH
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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34136U 93036LH  26125.04038387  .00002049  00000-0  25219-3 0  9994
2 34136  74.0173 119.7606 0086205 206.0563 210.7716 14.81101785921310
Epoch: 2026-05-05T00:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-05T00:58:09.166Z)
Latitude
53.24441°
Longitude
-95.27676°
Altitude
686.236 km
Speed
7.491 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 28m 43s
True Declination
53° 04' 40"
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
17:20:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
683.781 km
Perigee altitude
563.067 km
Semi-major axis
7,001.561 km
Eccentricity
0.00862
Inclination
74.0173°
RAAN
119.7606°
Arg. of periapsis
206.0563°
True anomaly
210.27085°
Mean anomaly
210.7716°
Eccentric anomaly
210.52076°
Mean motion
3.70468 °/min
Orbital period
97.17 mins
BSTAR
0.00025219
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