COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34425

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34425 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
34425, 1993-036RS
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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34425U 93036RS  25359.51131231  .00002598  00000-0  51960-3 0  9998
2 34425  74.0191  30.0353 0024100 152.8146 207.4288 14.62194073889272
Epoch: 2025-12-25T12:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-25T12:16:17.383Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
111.69755°
Altitude
703.862 km
Speed
7.496 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 00m 08s
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
04:14:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
700.714 km
Perigee altitude
666.676 km
Semi-major axis
7,061.832 km
Eccentricity
0.00241
Inclination
74.0191°
RAAN
30.0353°
Arg. of periapsis
152.8146°
True anomaly
207.30192°
Mean anomaly
207.4288°
Eccentric anomaly
207.36533°
Mean motion
3.65735 °/min
Orbital period
98.43 mins
BSTAR
0.0005196

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