COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34464

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34464 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
34464, 1993-036TH
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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34464U 93036TH  26086.76520702  .00343811  00000-0  41469-2 0  9999
2 34464  73.9756 210.7322 0019318 334.8467  25.1807 15.59343679914564
Epoch: 2026-03-27T18:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-27T18:21:53.886Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
110.06254°
Altitude
380.481 km
Speed
7.688 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 02m 55s
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
13:57:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
400.119 km
Perigee altitude
373.981 km
Semi-major axis
6,765.187 km
Eccentricity
0.00193
Inclination
73.9756°
RAAN
210.7322°
Arg. of periapsis
334.8467°
True anomaly
25.27509°
Mean anomaly
25.1807°
Eccentric anomaly
25.22788°
Mean motion
3.90053 °/min
Orbital period
92.3 mins
BSTAR
0.0041469
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