COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34321

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34321 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
34321, 1993-036NT
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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34321U 93036NT  26119.80368170  .00001748  00000-0  45122-3 0  9993
2 34321  74.0279 256.8197 0015200 351.5425 125.1493 14.50674665904883
Epoch: 2026-04-29T19:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T19:17:18.098Z)
Latitude
59.18518°
Longitude
-98.77346°
Altitude
739.351 km
Speed
7.488 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 13m 14s
True Declination
59° 01' 60"
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
12:36:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
731.845 km
Perigee altitude
710.264 km
Semi-major axis
7,099.191 km
Eccentricity
0.00152
Inclination
74.0279°
RAAN
256.8197°
Arg. of periapsis
351.5425°
True anomaly
125.29156°
Mean anomaly
125.1493°
Eccentric anomaly
125.22045°
Mean motion
3.62852 °/min
Orbital period
99.21 mins
BSTAR
0.00045122

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