COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34570

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34570 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
34570, 1993-036VG
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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34570U 93036VG  26145.39253050  .00001236  00000-0  72996-3 0  9993
2 34570  73.9577 293.5755 0190558 141.5681 249.4929 14.00142940878916
Epoch: 2026-05-25T09:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-25T09:25:14.635Z)
Latitude
27.84895°
Longitude
-82.02416°
Altitude
947.215 km
Speed
7.355 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 09m 04s
True Declination
27° 42' 39"
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
13:01:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,029.488 km
Perigee altitude
752.451 km
Semi-major axis
7,269.106 km
Eccentricity
0.01906
Inclination
73.9577°
RAAN
293.5755°
Arg. of periapsis
141.5681°
True anomaly
247.465°
Mean anomaly
249.4929°
Eccentric anomaly
248.47721°
Mean motion
3.50204 °/min
Orbital period
102.8 mins
BSTAR
0.00072996
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