COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34571

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34571 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
34571, 1993-036VH
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, 0.050 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34571U 93036VH  26317.30065388  .00007784  00000-0  18088-2 0  9996
2 34571  74.0377 270.5678 0064577 225.6478 133.9383 14.53796163921634
Epoch: 2026-11-13T07:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T07:12:56.495Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
109.91062°
Altitude
747.843 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 02m 16s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
17:23:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
756.66 km
Perigee altitude
665.102 km
Semi-major axis
7,089.018 km
Eccentricity
0.00646
Inclination
74.0377°
RAAN
270.5678°
Arg. of periapsis
225.6478°
True anomaly
134.46819°
Mean anomaly
133.9383°
Eccentric anomaly
134.20354°
Mean motion
3.63634 °/min
Orbital period
99 mins
BSTAR
0.0018088
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