COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34323

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34323 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
34323, 1993-036NV
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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34323U 93036NV  26062.18648955  .00016153  00000-0  22255-2 0  9992
2 34323  73.9544 324.9002 0055221 348.5118 163.9906 14.77163376896264
Epoch: 2026-03-03T04:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-03T04:28:32.697Z)
Latitude
26.21842°
Longitude
-91.30353°
Altitude
678.467 km
Speed
7.5 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 07m 12s
True Declination
26° 04' 51"
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
14:34:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
674.61 km
Perigee altitude
597.146 km
Semi-major axis
7,014.015 km
Eccentricity
0.00552
Inclination
73.9544°
RAAN
324.9002°
Arg. of periapsis
348.5118°
True anomaly
164.16397°
Mean anomaly
163.9906°
Eccentric anomaly
164.0774°
Mean motion
3.69482 °/min
Orbital period
97.43 mins
BSTAR
0.0022255
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