COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34413

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34413 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
34413, 1993-036RE
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: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34413U 93036RE  25343.20502244  .00005607  00000-0  21263-2 0  9996
2 34413  74.0317 271.2975 0090866 348.4182 134.6327 14.29051962870809
Epoch: 2025-12-09T04:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-09T04:55:13.938Z)
Latitude
53.14688°
Longitude
-83.02181°
Altitude
849.328 km
Speed
7.409 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 35m 55s
True Declination
52° 59' 02"
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
01:31:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
857.69 km
Perigee altitude
727.376 km
Semi-major axis
7,170.67 km
Eccentricity
0.00909
Inclination
74.0317°
RAAN
271.2975°
Arg. of periapsis
348.4182°
True anomaly
135.36779°
Mean anomaly
134.6327°
Eccentric anomaly
135.00083°
Mean motion
3.5744 °/min
Orbital period
100.72 mins
BSTAR
0.0021263
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