COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34476

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34476 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
34476, 1993-036TV
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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34476U 93036TV  25361.15788733  .00007418  00000-0  46333-2 0  9995
2 34476  74.0067  58.1984 0322828 274.8474  81.5866 13.82191935838371
Epoch: 2025-12-27T03:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-27T03:47:21.465Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-94.52928°
Altitude
931.551 km
Speed
7.4 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 52m 47s
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
19:57:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,190.501 km
Perigee altitude
717.11 km
Semi-major axis
7,331.942 km
Eccentricity
0.03228
Inclination
74.0067°
RAAN
58.1984°
Arg. of periapsis
274.8474°
True anomaly
85.26532°
Mean anomaly
81.5866°
Eccentric anomaly
83.4241°
Mean motion
3.45712 °/min
Orbital period
104.13 mins
BSTAR
0.0046333

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