COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34610

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34610 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
34610, 1993-036WF
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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34610U 93036WF  25291.16055670  .00004480  00000-0  23409-2 0  9990
2 34610  74.0219 359.7469 0180854 143.5123 217.8501 14.06609093847783
Epoch: 2025-10-18T03:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-18T03:51:12.098Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-84.94906°
Altitude
977.989 km
Speed
7.31 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 58m 59s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full 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
09:07:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
999.716 km
Perigee altitude
737.594 km
Semi-major axis
7,246.792 km
Eccentricity
0.01809
Inclination
74.0219°
RAAN
359.7469°
Arg. of periapsis
143.5123°
True anomaly
216.60087°
Mean anomaly
217.8501°
Eccentric anomaly
217.22327°
Mean motion
3.51823 °/min
Orbital period
102.32 mins
BSTAR
0.0023409

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