COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34387

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34387 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
34387, 1993-036QC
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 34387U 93036QC  26165.59721785  .00000635  00000-0  19115-3 0  9994
2 34387  74.0401 230.0232 0039332 283.0166 197.3570 14.44246266908357
Epoch: 2026-06-14T14:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-14T14:19:59.622Z)
Latitude
56.27101°
Longitude
-93.08951°
Altitude
780.297 km
Speed
7.455 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 39m 13s
True Declination
56° 06' 45"
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
06:33:02
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
770.123 km
Perigee altitude
714.112 km
Semi-major axis
7,120.255 km
Eccentricity
0.00393
Inclination
74.0401°
RAAN
230.0232°
Arg. of periapsis
283.0166°
True anomaly
197.22317°
Mean anomaly
197.357°
Eccentric anomaly
197.29002°
Mean motion
3.61243 °/min
Orbital period
99.66 mins
BSTAR
0.00019115
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