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
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34314U 93036NL  26072.97378638  .00001325  00000-0  62835-3 0  9992
2 34314  74.0054 145.5387 0105513 231.6037 307.1104 14.17679304879504
Epoch: 2026-03-13T23:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-13T23:22:15.143Z)
Latitude
2.07296°
Longitude
162.78267°
Altitude
790.154 km
Speed
7.482 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 39m 47s
True Declination
2° 03' 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
14:50:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
906.923 km
Perigee altitude
754.794 km
Semi-major axis
7,208.995 km
Eccentricity
0.01055
Inclination
74.0054°
RAAN
145.5387°
Arg. of periapsis
231.6037°
True anomaly
306.1385°
Mean anomaly
307.1104°
Eccentric anomaly
306.62522°
Mean motion
3.54594 °/min
Orbital period
101.52 mins
BSTAR
0.00062835
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