COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34569

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34569 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
34569, 1993-036VF
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, 0.078 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34569U 93036VF  26317.42799627  .00001137  00000-0  43410-3 0  9990
2 34569  73.9902 310.6635 0153868  62.3303  86.4624 14.25559523917504
Epoch: 2026-11-13T10:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T10:16:18.877Z)
Latitude
28.24897°
Longitude
-84.78345°
Altitude
804.642 km
Speed
7.456 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 07m 22s
True Declination
28° 06' 24"
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
17:23:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
914.765 km
Perigee altitude
693.737 km
Semi-major axis
7,182.388 km
Eccentricity
0.01539
Inclination
73.9902°
RAAN
310.6635°
Arg. of periapsis
62.3303°
True anomaly
88.22405°
Mean anomaly
86.4624°
Eccentric anomaly
87.34305°
Mean motion
3.56566 °/min
Orbital period
100.96 mins
BSTAR
0.0004341
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