COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34613

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34613 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
34613, 1993-036WJ
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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34613U 93036WJ  26145.51628491  .00002571  00000-0  98886-3 0  9999
2 34613  73.9627 340.8886 0113477 134.9813 254.4198 14.27379264887991
Epoch: 2026-05-25T12:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-25T12:23:27.016Z)
Latitude
27.01096°
Longitude
-79.69578°
Altitude
826.216 km
Speed
7.431 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 17m 04s
True Declination
26° 52' 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
13:02:35
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
879.578 km
Perigee altitude
716.709 km
Semi-major axis
7,176.281 km
Eccentricity
0.01135
Inclination
73.9627°
RAAN
340.8886°
Arg. of periapsis
134.9813°
True anomaly
253.17208°
Mean anomaly
254.4198°
Eccentric anomaly
253.79546°
Mean motion
3.57021 °/min
Orbital period
100.83 mins
BSTAR
0.00098886
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