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
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34452U 93036SV  25360.22816894  .00018606  00000-0  10288-2 0  9997
2 34452  74.0319 154.8940 0063955 228.1913 193.2501 15.12067543908663
Epoch: 2025-12-26T05:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-26T05:28:33.796Z)
Latitude
57.57897°
Longitude
4.4012°
Altitude
582.264 km
Speed
7.551 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 06m 03s
True Declination
57° 25' 09"
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
15:14:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
571.601 km
Perigee altitude
483.272 km
Semi-major axis
6,905.573 km
Eccentricity
0.0064
Inclination
74.0319°
RAAN
154.894°
Arg. of periapsis
228.1913°
True anomaly
193.08342°
Mean anomaly
193.2501°
Eccentric anomaly
193.16663°
Mean motion
3.78219 °/min
Orbital period
95.18 mins
BSTAR
0.0010288
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