COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34314

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34314 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
34314, 1993-036NL
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34314U 93036NL  26237.65756131  .00000711  00000-0  34130-3 0  9993
2 34314  74.0040 211.4485 0105770 259.6281 277.5238 14.17928269902846
Epoch: 2026-08-25T15:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-25T15:46:53.297Z)
Latitude
3.808°
Longitude
179.71714°
Altitude
825.349 km
Speed
7.446 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 01m 26s
True Declination
3° 47' 08"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:36:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
906.255 km
Perigee altitude
753.774 km
Semi-major axis
7,208.151 km
Eccentricity
0.01058
Inclination
74.004°
RAAN
211.4485°
Arg. of periapsis
259.6281°
True anomaly
276.3202°
Mean anomaly
277.5238°
Eccentric anomaly
276.9222°
Mean motion
3.54656 °/min
Orbital period
101.51 mins
BSTAR
0.0003413
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