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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34452U 93036SV  26257.53087099  .00009657  00000-0  43610-3 0  9996
2 34452  74.0278 327.7827 0056899 329.7727  30.0191 15.19591589948422
Epoch: 2026-09-14T12:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T12:44:27.253Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
143.15932°
Altitude
475.914 km
Speed
7.647 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 51m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
14:41:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
543.769 km
Perigee altitude
465.445 km
Semi-major axis
6,882.744 km
Eccentricity
0.00569
Inclination
74.0278°
RAAN
327.7827°
Arg. of periapsis
329.7727°
True anomaly
30.34731°
Mean anomaly
30.0191°
Eccentric anomaly
30.183°
Mean motion
3.80103 °/min
Orbital period
94.71 mins
BSTAR
0.0004361
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