COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34547

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34547 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
34547, 1993-036UH
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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34547U 93036UH  26161.57781192  .00007448  00000-0  10827-2 0  9993
2 34547  74.0271 109.4769 0018185 152.0069 208.2088 14.75987285911722
Epoch: 2026-06-10T13:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-10T13:52:02.949Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
2.53066°
Altitude
655.935 km
Speed
7.524 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 17m 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
01:23:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
652.362 km
Perigee altitude
626.838 km
Semi-major axis
7,017.737 km
Eccentricity
0.00182
Inclination
74.0271°
RAAN
109.4769°
Arg. of periapsis
152.0069°
True anomaly
208.1105°
Mean anomaly
208.2088°
Eccentric anomaly
208.15963°
Mean motion
3.69188 °/min
Orbital period
97.51 mins
BSTAR
0.0010827

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