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 (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: 3 hours ago

TLE from 3 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34626U 93036WX  26120.55854027  .00005277  00000-0  80452-3 0  9992
2 34626  74.0489  53.5899 0026930 114.1353  62.0903 14.73893359911881
Epoch: 2026-04-30T13:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T13:24:17.879Z)
Latitude
3.27407°
Longitude
173.0802°
Altitude
642.139 km
Speed
7.542 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 30m 37s
True Declination
3° 15' 15"
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
00:18:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
665.164 km
Perigee altitude
627.331 km
Semi-major axis
7,024.384 km
Eccentricity
0.00269
Inclination
74.0489°
RAAN
53.5899°
Arg. of periapsis
114.1353°
True anomaly
62.36343°
Mean anomaly
62.0903°
Eccentric anomaly
62.22682°
Mean motion
3.68664 °/min
Orbital period
97.65 mins
BSTAR
0.00080452

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