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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34323U 93036NV  26121.33261119  .00018196  00000-0  24190-2 0  9997
2 34323  73.9525 208.1670 0055343 221.6060 212.3565 14.78640207905006
Epoch: 2026-05-01T07:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-01T07:58:57.606Z)
Latitude
67.32378°
Longitude
-87.62521°
Altitude
677.748 km
Speed
7.507 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 45m 31s
True Declination
67° 11' 59"
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
03:04:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
669.996 km
Perigee altitude
592.412 km
Semi-major axis
7,009.341 km
Eccentricity
0.00553
Inclination
73.9525°
RAAN
208.167°
Arg. of periapsis
221.606°
True anomaly
212.01907°
Mean anomaly
212.3565°
Eccentric anomaly
212.18759°
Mean motion
3.69852 °/min
Orbital period
97.34 mins
BSTAR
0.002419
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