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 (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 34141U 93036LN  26082.35409201  .00006982  00000-0  17537-2 0  9996
2 34141  74.0099 199.6171 0050502 262.3692 161.3009 14.50680101891521
Epoch: 2026-03-23T08:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T08:29:53.549Z)
Latitude
59.75483°
Longitude
-79.43846°
Altitude
767.223 km
Speed
7.459 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 15m 31s
True Declination
59° 36' 19"
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
21:10:38
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
756.89 km
Perigee altitude
685.186 km
Semi-major axis
7,099.175 km
Eccentricity
0.00505
Inclination
74.0099°
RAAN
199.6171°
Arg. of periapsis
262.3692°
True anomaly
161.48533°
Mean anomaly
161.3009°
Eccentric anomaly
161.39322°
Mean motion
3.62854 °/min
Orbital period
99.21 mins
BSTAR
0.0017537
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