COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34383

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34383 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
34383, 1993-036PY
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34383U 93036PY  26235.08886606  .02145165  28368-2  61220-2 0  9998
2 34383  73.9961 115.2556 0021967 193.0313 167.0359 15.93404036929969
Epoch: 2026-08-23T02:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T02:07:58.027Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
111.8739°
Altitude
309.846 km
Speed
7.714 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 41m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
17:10:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
304.87 km
Perigee altitude
275.573 km
Semi-major axis
6,668.359 km
Eccentricity
0.0022
Inclination
73.9961°
RAAN
115.2556°
Arg. of periapsis
193.0313°
True anomaly
167.09222°
Mean anomaly
167.0359°
Eccentric anomaly
167.06408°
Mean motion
3.98579 °/min
Orbital period
90.32 mins
BSTAR
0.006122
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