COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34327

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34327 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
34327, 1993-036NZ
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (32 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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34327U 93036NZ  25306.24697159  .00013646  00000-0  14854-2 0  9993
2 34327  73.9942 252.9155 0031799  78.3002  33.7988 14.87683740889059
Epoch: 2025-11-02T05:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-02T05:55:38.345Z)
Latitude
62.89368°
Longitude
-91.63296°
Altitude
597.189 km
Speed
7.577 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 36m 10s
True Declination
62° 45' 03"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
02:06:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
624.944 km
Perigee altitude
580.547 km
Semi-major axis
6,980.883 km
Eccentricity
0.00318
Inclination
73.9942°
RAAN
252.9155°
Arg. of periapsis
78.3002°
True anomaly
34.00217°
Mean anomaly
33.7988°
Eccentric anomaly
33.90042°
Mean motion
3.72115 °/min
Orbital period
96.74 mins
BSTAR
0.0014854

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