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
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34547U 93036UH  25354.51419874  .00007172  00000-0  11309-2 0  9995
2 34547  74.0319  85.5884 0016489 164.3583 195.8102 14.72500623886362
Epoch: 2025-12-20T12:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T12:20:26.771Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
171.13694°
Altitude
666.91 km
Speed
7.518 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 42m 21s
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
00:59:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
662.27 km
Perigee altitude
639.091 km
Semi-major axis
7,028.818 km
Eccentricity
0.00165
Inclination
74.0319°
RAAN
85.5884°
Arg. of periapsis
164.3583°
True anomaly
195.75882°
Mean anomaly
195.8102°
Eccentric anomaly
195.7845°
Mean motion
3.68315 °/min
Orbital period
97.74 mins
BSTAR
0.0011309
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