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 (33 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.075 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 34413U 93036RE  26297.07084578  .00001870  00000-0  69279-3 0  9993
2 34413  74.0307  51.2564 0090292  52.8218 121.7098 14.30711196916387
Epoch: 2026-10-24T01:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T01:42:01.075Z)
Latitude
4.33204°
Longitude
172.03404°
Altitude
825.944 km
Speed
7.423 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 20m 04s
True Declination
4° 18' 23"
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
09:05:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
851.68 km
Perigee altitude
722.289 km
Semi-major axis
7,165.122 km
Eccentricity
0.00903
Inclination
74.0307°
RAAN
51.2564°
Arg. of periapsis
52.8218°
True anomaly
122.58479°
Mean anomaly
121.7098°
Eccentric anomaly
122.14782°
Mean motion
3.57856 °/min
Orbital period
100.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00069279

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