COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34672

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34672 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
34672, 1993-036XS
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, 0.050 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34672U 93036XS  26296.80495580  .00000452  00000-0  16171-3 0  9997
2 34672  74.0318  86.5270 0023592  85.1262 343.7527 14.36761416697024
Epoch: 2026-10-23T19:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-23T19:19:08.181Z)
Latitude
63.78573°
Longitude
159.8366°
Altitude
763.655 km
Speed
7.487 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 07m 21s
True Declination
63° 38' 57"
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
10:34:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
783.699 km
Perigee altitude
749.986 km
Semi-major axis
7,144.979 km
Eccentricity
0.00236
Inclination
74.0318°
RAAN
86.527°
Arg. of periapsis
85.1262°
True anomaly
343.67685°
Mean anomaly
343.7527°
Eccentric anomaly
343.7148°
Mean motion
3.5937 °/min
Orbital period
100.18 mins
BSTAR
0.00016171
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