COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34276

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34276 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
34276, 1993-036LW
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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34276U 93036LW  26035.32346015  .00004007  00000-0  88228-3 0  9995
2 34276  74.0257 343.4095 0020210 116.8817  10.5540 14.57650823893730
Epoch: 2026-02-04T07:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T07:45:46.956Z)
Latitude
49.8328°
Longitude
-107.24097°
Altitude
694.281 km
Speed
7.522 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 34m 47s
True Declination
49° 39' 42"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
23:28:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
712.672 km
Perigee altitude
684.069 km
Semi-major axis
7,076.507 km
Eccentricity
0.00202
Inclination
74.0257°
RAAN
343.4095°
Arg. of periapsis
116.8817°
True anomaly
10.59652°
Mean anomaly
10.554°
Eccentric anomaly
10.57525°
Mean motion
3.64598 °/min
Orbital period
98.74 mins
BSTAR
0.00088228
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