COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34726

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34726 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
34726, 1993-036YU
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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34726U 93036YU  25358.17570898  .00001969  00000-0  41571-3 0  9997
2 34726  74.0282 324.5074 0041712 111.6250 248.9367 14.59524729886697
Epoch: 2025-12-24T04:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-24T04:13:01.255Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
168.3033°
Altitude
708.06 km
Speed
7.496 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 38m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
13:10:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
721.8 km
Perigee altitude
662.815 km
Semi-major axis
7,070.445 km
Eccentricity
0.00417
Inclination
74.0282°
RAAN
324.5074°
Arg. of periapsis
111.625°
True anomaly
248.49149°
Mean anomaly
248.9367°
Eccentric anomaly
248.71401°
Mean motion
3.65067 °/min
Orbital period
98.61 mins
BSTAR
0.00041571
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