COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34141

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34141 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
34141, 1993-036LN
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (32 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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34141U 93036LN  25286.82334979  .00005800  00000-0  15389-2 0  9993
2 34141  74.0101 141.3094 0053554 239.8819 222.2290 14.48037344868269
Epoch: 2025-10-13T19:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T19:45:37.421Z)
Latitude
70.36579°
Longitude
-50.74661°
Altitude
772.155 km
Speed
7.46 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 53m 07s
True Declination
70° 15' 25"
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
23:46:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
767.744 km
Perigee altitude
691.614 km
Semi-major axis
7,107.816 km
Eccentricity
0.00536
Inclination
74.0101°
RAAN
141.3094°
Arg. of periapsis
239.8819°
True anomaly
221.81858°
Mean anomaly
222.229°
Eccentric anomaly
222.02359°
Mean motion
3.62192 °/min
Orbital period
99.39 mins
BSTAR
0.0015389

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