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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34425U 93036RS  26124.12260683  .00001994  00000-0  39249-3 0  9995
2 34425  74.0161 141.3899 0027854 231.5036 128.3633 14.63035783908227
Epoch: 2026-05-04T02:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T02:56:33.230Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-124.76489°
Altitude
698.275 km
Speed
7.501 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 25m 33s
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
20:50:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
700.647 km
Perigee altitude
661.322 km
Semi-major axis
7,059.122 km
Eccentricity
0.00279
Inclination
74.0161°
RAAN
141.3899°
Arg. of periapsis
231.5036°
True anomaly
128.61303°
Mean anomaly
128.3633°
Eccentric anomaly
128.48822°
Mean motion
3.65946 °/min
Orbital period
98.38 mins
BSTAR
0.00039249
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