COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34452

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34452 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
34452, 1993-036SV
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34452U 93036SV  26208.86312450  .00016814  00000-0  78173-3 0  9995
2 34452  74.0258  69.7281 0055097  87.3835 273.3667 15.18572039941031
Epoch: 2026-07-27T20:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-27T20:42:53.956Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
173.46267°
Altitude
510.845 km
Speed
7.61 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 38m 54s
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
12:14:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
545.629 km
Perigee altitude
469.751 km
Semi-major axis
6,885.827 km
Eccentricity
0.00551
Inclination
74.0258°
RAAN
69.7281°
Arg. of periapsis
87.3835°
True anomaly
272.73618°
Mean anomaly
273.3667°
Eccentric anomaly
273.05147°
Mean motion
3.79847 °/min
Orbital period
94.77 mins
BSTAR
0.00078173

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