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 (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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34622U 93036WT  26036.48420093  .00002190  00000-0  94183-3 0  9995
2 34622  74.0400 208.7659 0105869 279.1670 113.7675 14.22284367872389
Epoch: 2026-02-05T11:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T11:37:14.960Z)
Latitude
32.62717°
Longitude
-90.68868°
Altitude
852.898 km
Speed
7.413 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 37m 02s
True Declination
32° 28' 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
07:57:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
891.432 km
Perigee altitude
739.12 km
Semi-major axis
7,193.413 km
Eccentricity
0.01059
Inclination
74.04°
RAAN
208.7659°
Arg. of periapsis
279.167°
True anomaly
114.87182°
Mean anomaly
113.7675°
Eccentric anomaly
114.32025°
Mean motion
3.55747 °/min
Orbital period
101.2 mins
BSTAR
0.00094183
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