COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34626

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34626 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
34626, 1993-036WX
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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34626U 93036WX  25322.26165725  .00005816  00000-0  92914-3 0  9998
2 34626  74.0500  11.4710 0026400 109.0112 320.2894 14.71843130887844
Epoch: 2025-11-18T06:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-18T06:16:47.186Z)
Latitude
64.03506°
Longitude
-104.56364°
Altitude
651.6 km
Speed
7.546 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 08m 43s
True Declination
63° 53' 51"
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
16:25:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
671.335 km
Perigee altitude
634.212 km
Semi-major axis
7,030.911 km
Eccentricity
0.00264
Inclination
74.05°
RAAN
11.471°
Arg. of periapsis
109.0112°
True anomaly
320.09562°
Mean anomaly
320.2894°
Eccentric anomaly
320.19256°
Mean motion
3.68151 °/min
Orbital period
97.79 mins
BSTAR
0.00092914
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