COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34564

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34564 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
34564, 1993-036VA
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
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 shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34564U 93036VA  25311.09773844  .00000996  00000-0  32012-3 0  9992
2 34564  74.0316 303.9513 0017516  57.1446  11.9404 14.40587559874934
Epoch: 2025-11-07T02:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-07T02:20:44.601Z)
Latitude
64.03834°
Longitude
-102.00992°
Altitude
755.004 km
Speed
7.49 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 38m 53s
True Declination
63° 54' 10"
Sunlit
Object was in partial 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
11:04:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
766.67 km
Perigee altitude
741.684 km
Semi-major axis
7,132.314 km
Eccentricity
0.00175
Inclination
74.0316°
RAAN
303.9513°
Arg. of periapsis
57.1446°
True anomaly
11.98202°
Mean anomaly
11.9404°
Eccentric anomaly
11.9612°
Mean motion
3.60328 °/min
Orbital period
99.91 mins
BSTAR
0.00032012

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