COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34619

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34619 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
34619, 1993-036WQ
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34619U 93036WQ  25355.94742677  .00001069  00000-0  19445-3 0  9992
2 34619  74.0432 182.2451 0094768 274.9952  84.0404 14.64666718894336
Epoch: 2025-12-21T22:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T22:44:17.672Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
110.41891°
Altitude
674.476 km
Speed
7.523 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 08m 58s
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
08:56:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
742.585 km
Perigee altitude
608.889 km
Semi-major axis
7,053.874 km
Eccentricity
0.00948
Inclination
74.0432°
RAAN
182.2451°
Arg. of periapsis
274.9952°
True anomaly
85.12176°
Mean anomaly
84.0404°
Eccentric anomaly
84.58095°
Mean motion
3.66355 °/min
Orbital period
98.27 mins
BSTAR
0.00019445

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