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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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"
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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 1993 (1993-06-16 UTC)
COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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4 mins | 2025-07-11 12:37:49.161Z | 100.03° ESE | 2025-07-11 12:40:49.161Z | 55.038° ENE | 40.866° | 2025-07-11 12:41:49.161Z | 334.191° NNW |
4 mins | 2025-07-11 13:23:49.161Z | 344.234° N | 2025-07-11 13:24:49.161Z | 77.399° E | 41.672° | 2025-07-11 13:27:49.161Z | 116.602° SE |
7 mins | 2025-07-11 14:48:49.161Z | 337.381° NNW | 2025-07-11 14:49:49.161Z | 67.04° ENE | 44.595° | 2025-07-11 14:55:49.161Z | 339.186° N |
4 mins | 2025-07-11 15:14:49.161Z | 148.192° SSE | 2025-07-11 15:16:49.161Z | 341.555° N | 39.634° | 2025-07-11 15:18:49.161Z | 149.754° SSE |
4 mins | 2025-07-11 18:20:49.161Z | 306.509° NW | 2025-07-11 18:24:49.161Z | 257.885° W | 40.001° | 2025-07-11 18:24:49.161Z | 257.885° W |
4 mins | 2025-07-11 18:46:49.161Z | 252.647° W | 2025-07-11 18:50:49.161Z | 288.928° WNW | 38.544° | 2025-07-11 18:50:49.161Z | 288.928° WNW |
4 mins | 2025-07-11 19:35:49.161Z | 333.526° NNW | 2025-07-11 19:36:49.161Z | 275.055° WNW | 34.438° | 2025-07-11 19:39:49.161Z | 234.81° WSW |
4 mins | 2025-07-11 23:47:49.161Z | 31.874° NE | 2025-07-11 23:47:49.161Z | 31.874° NE | 26.601° | 2025-07-11 23:51:49.161Z | 356.171° N |
4 mins | 2025-07-11 23:55:49.161Z | 0.46° NNE | 2025-07-11 23:59:49.161Z | 69.666° E | 27.248° | 2025-07-11 23:59:49.161Z | 69.666° E |
4 mins | 2025-07-12 00:21:49.161Z | 12.91° NNE | 2025-07-12 00:25:49.161Z | 52.204° ENE | 30.789° | 2025-07-12 00:25:49.161Z | 52.204° ENE |
4 mins | 2025-07-12 01:47:49.161Z | 20.404° NNE | 2025-07-12 01:51:49.161Z | 77.214° E | 38.525° | 2025-07-12 01:51:49.161Z | 77.214° E |
4 mins | 2025-07-12 06:11:49.161Z | 10.967° NNE | 2025-07-12 06:15:49.161Z | 285.23° WNW | 44.155° | 2025-07-12 06:15:49.161Z | 285.23° WNW |
4 mins | 2025-07-12 07:48:49.161Z | 4.518° NNE | 2025-07-12 07:52:49.161Z | 299.517° NW | 41.061° | 2025-07-12 07:52:49.161Z | 299.517° NW |
4 mins | 2025-07-12 08:09:49.161Z | 11.777° NNE | 2025-07-12 08:13:49.161Z | 310.736° NW | 40.715° | 2025-07-12 08:13:49.161Z | 310.736° NW |
4 mins | 2025-07-12 08:30:49.161Z | 24.497° NE | 2025-07-12 08:34:49.161Z | 336.686° NNW | 40.644° | 2025-07-12 08:34:49.161Z | 336.686° NNW |
4 mins | 2025-07-12 10:48:49.161Z | 98.128° ESE | 2025-07-12 10:50:49.161Z | 358.628° N | 39.747° | 2025-07-12 10:52:49.161Z | 92.3° ESE |
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