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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34425U 93036RS  26070.91905925  .00003039  00000-0  59932-3 0  9990
2 34425  74.0171 243.4917 0025993 343.1202  16.9097 14.62737300900445
Epoch: 2026-03-11T22:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-11T22:03:26.719Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
103.05397°
Altitude
669.429 km
Speed
7.532 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 13m 58s
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
15:05:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
700.297 km
Perigee altitude
663.594 km
Semi-major axis
7,060.082 km
Eccentricity
0.0026
Inclination
74.0171°
RAAN
243.4917°
Arg. of periapsis
343.1202°
True anomaly
16.99661°
Mean anomaly
16.9097°
Eccentric anomaly
16.95313°
Mean motion
3.65871 °/min
Orbital period
98.4 mins
BSTAR
0.00059932
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