COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34611

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34611 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
34611, 1993-036WG
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 34611U 93036WG  25291.04584209  .00014283  00000-0  24718-2 0  9999
2 34611  74.0548 208.6208 0027585 264.1197 114.1843 14.68108896875731
Epoch: 2025-10-18T01:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-18T01:06:00.756Z)
Latitude
17.84949°
Longitude
170.58553°
Altitude
677.195 km
Speed
7.516 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 15m 29s
True Declination
17° 44' 54"
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
09:07:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
684.126 km
Perigee altitude
645.271 km
Semi-major axis
7,042.836 km
Eccentricity
0.00276
Inclination
74.0548°
RAAN
208.6208°
Arg. of periapsis
264.1197°
True anomaly
114.47225°
Mean anomaly
114.1843°
Eccentric anomaly
114.32832°
Mean motion
3.67216 °/min
Orbital period
98.03 mins
BSTAR
0.0024718

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