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COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34552 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34552 was 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
34552, 1993-036UN
Orbit
Decayed
Last TLE update
6 months ago
Origin
Flag of CISRussian Space Forces (CIS)
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Decayed spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (32 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 6 months ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34552U 93036UN  24364.45387142  .06605273  67148-1  21075-1 0  9995
2 34552  73.9720  12.8403 0004590  93.1910 266.9852 15.95611664834252
Epoch: 2024-12-29T10:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-12-29T10:53:34.49Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
111.05661°
Altitude
289.57 km
Speed
7.734 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 51m 21s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
No trajectory is available.
Visualization observer readout
No trajectory is available.
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
287.125 km
Perigee altitude
281.009 km
Semi-major axis
6,662.204 km
Eccentricity
0.00046
Inclination
73.972°
RAAN
12.8403°
Arg. of periapsis
93.191°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
266.9852°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.99132 °/min
Orbital period
90.2 mins
BSTAR
0.021075
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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 1993 (1993-06-16 UTC)
COSMOS 2251, 22675
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33785
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34756
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34757 (Decayed)
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34758
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34759 (Decayed)
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34760
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34761
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34762 (Decayed)
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34763 (Decayed)
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34781 (Decayed)
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34782 (Decayed)
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34783 (Decayed)
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34784
COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34785 (Decayed)
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COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
6 mins2025-07-11 10:15:00.446Z23.922° NE2025-07-11 10:15:00.446Z23.922° NE37.977°2025-07-11 10:21:00.446Z300.187° NW
4 mins2025-07-11 11:03:00.446Z355.019° N2025-07-11 11:07:00.446Z6.689° NNE39.685°2025-07-11 11:07:00.446Z6.689° NNE
5 mins2025-07-11 12:21:00.446Z82.949° E2025-07-11 12:26:00.446Z357.833° N39.968°2025-07-11 12:26:00.446Z357.833° N
4 mins2025-07-11 13:14:00.446Z345.832° N2025-07-11 13:15:00.446Z77.625° E41.074°2025-07-11 13:18:00.446Z114.155° SE
4 mins2025-07-11 13:58:00.446Z102.923° ESE2025-07-11 14:02:00.446Z34.783° NE43.569°2025-07-11 14:02:00.446Z34.783° NE
6 mins2025-07-11 17:20:00.446Z287.67° WNW2025-07-11 17:20:00.446Z287.67° WNW43.16°2025-07-11 17:26:00.446Z301.282° NW
7 mins2025-07-11 17:46:00.446Z217.738° SW2025-07-11 17:51:00.446Z300.857° NW41.282°2025-07-11 17:53:00.446Z189.877° SSW
4 mins2025-07-11 19:34:00.446Z239.47° WSW2025-07-11 19:37:00.446Z271.388° WNW34.141°2025-07-11 19:38:00.446Z327.763° NNW
4 mins2025-07-11 20:31:00.446Z266.427° W2025-07-11 20:35:00.446Z325.993° NNW28.245°2025-07-11 20:35:00.446Z325.993° NNW
6 mins2025-07-11 21:08:00.446Z314.744° NW2025-07-11 21:08:00.446Z314.744° NW25.955°2025-07-11 21:14:00.446Z339.705° N
4 mins2025-07-11 21:59:00.446Z14.038° NNE2025-07-11 22:00:00.446Z325.777° NNW21.349°2025-07-11 22:03:00.446Z288.908° WNW
4 mins2025-07-11 22:20:00.446Z322.099° NNW2025-07-11 22:24:00.446Z349.974° N21.733°2025-07-11 22:24:00.446Z349.974° N
4 mins2025-07-11 23:12:00.446Z345.109° N2025-07-11 23:16:00.446Z14.491° NNE23.563°2025-07-11 23:16:00.446Z14.491° NNE
4 mins2025-07-12 02:17:00.446Z40.537° NE2025-07-12 02:21:00.446Z116.793° SE39.053°2025-07-12 02:21:00.446Z116.793° SE
4 mins2025-07-12 06:07:00.446Z25.006° NE2025-07-12 06:09:00.446Z236.7° WSW41.471°2025-07-12 06:11:00.446Z22.4° NNE
7 mins2025-07-12 06:33:00.446Z238.61° WSW2025-07-12 06:34:00.446Z344.127° N43.29°2025-07-12 06:40:00.446Z245.601° WSW

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