COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34615

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34615 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
34615, 1993-036WL
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, 0.076 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34615U 93036WL  26275.48260284  .00000575  00000-0  54606-3 0  9997
2 34615  74.0070 182.9543 0397749  29.3846 145.7004 13.52534297867869
Epoch: 2026-10-02T11:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-02T11:34:56.885Z)
Latitude
2.26168°
Longitude
177.368°
Altitude
1,313.302 km
Speed
7.08 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 09m 14s
True Declination
2° 14' 57"
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
12:30:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,356.541 km
Perigee altitude
764.786 km
Semi-major axis
7,438.8 km
Eccentricity
0.03977
Inclination
74.007°
RAAN
182.9543°
Arg. of periapsis
29.3846°
True anomaly
148.16661°
Mean anomaly
145.7004°
Eccentric anomaly
146.94348°
Mean motion
3.3829 °/min
Orbital period
106.42 mins
BSTAR
0.00054606
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