COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34412

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34412 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
34412, 1993-036RD
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34412U 93036RD  26186.31098515  .00003925  00000-0  83578-3 0  9993
2 34412  73.9477 299.1833 0186181 348.8962  10.8110 14.49034237906129
Epoch: 2026-07-05T07:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-05T07:27:49.116Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
-96.08353°
Altitude
601.526 km
Speed
7.628 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 56m 43s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
19:21:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
858.694 km
Perigee altitude
594.147 km
Semi-major axis
7,104.558 km
Eccentricity
0.01862
Inclination
73.9477°
RAAN
299.1833°
Arg. of periapsis
348.8962°
True anomaly
11.22053°
Mean anomaly
10.811°
Eccentric anomaly
11.01481°
Mean motion
3.62441 °/min
Orbital period
99.33 mins
BSTAR
0.00083578
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