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 (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 34327U 93036NZ  26208.10654369  .00009724  00000-0  89053-3 0  9992
2 34327  73.9921  76.1392 0032128 195.6967 290.2403 14.94641438928844
Epoch: 2026-07-27T02:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-27T02:33:25.374Z)
Latitude
51.52411°
Longitude
-108.0513°
Altitude
583.787 km
Speed
7.578 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 40m 23s
True Declination
51° 21' 08"
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
03:07:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
603.408 km
Perigee altitude
558.691 km
Semi-major axis
6,959.186 km
Eccentricity
0.00321
Inclination
73.9921°
RAAN
76.1392°
Arg. of periapsis
195.6967°
True anomaly
289.8944°
Mean anomaly
290.2403°
Eccentric anomaly
290.0674°
Mean motion
3.73857 °/min
Orbital period
96.29 mins
BSTAR
0.00089053
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