COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34307

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34307 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
34307, 1993-036ND
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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34307U 93036ND  26035.49939990  .00000701  00000-0  64585-3 0  9995
2 34307  74.0499 226.8471 0391992  45.8722 343.5360 13.54431428835907
Epoch: 2026-02-04T11:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T11:59:08.151Z)
Latitude
26.94885°
Longitude
-79.29233°
Altitude
780.362 km
Speed
7.605 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 40m 37s
True Declination
26° 48' 38"
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
00:59:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,345.03 km
Perigee altitude
762.385 km
Semi-major axis
7,431.845 km
Eccentricity
0.0392
Inclination
74.0499°
RAAN
226.8471°
Arg. of periapsis
45.8722°
True anomaly
342.20042°
Mean anomaly
343.536°
Eccentric anomaly
342.87465°
Mean motion
3.38765 °/min
Orbital period
106.27 mins
BSTAR
0.00064585
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