COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34622 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
34622, 1993-036WT
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 34622U 93036WT  25291.31530514  .00004893  00000-0  21133-2 0  9995
2 34622  74.0430  46.4256 0105883 143.3759 249.0749 14.21696947856723
Epoch: 2025-10-18T07:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-18T07:34:02.364Z)
Latitude
30.046°
Longitude
-84.66311°
Altitude
850.981 km
Speed
7.416 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 43m 34s
True Declination
29° 53' 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
15:02:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
893.445 km
Perigee altitude
741.071 km
Semi-major axis
7,195.395 km
Eccentricity
0.01059
Inclination
74.043°
RAAN
46.4256°
Arg. of periapsis
143.3759°
True anomaly
247.947°
Mean anomaly
249.0749°
Eccentric anomaly
248.51041°
Mean motion
3.556 °/min
Orbital period
101.24 mins
BSTAR
0.0021133

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