COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34732

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34732 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
34732, 1993-036ZA
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, 0.080 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34732U 93036ZA  26266.32754400  .00000214  00000-0  65196-4 0  9995
2 34732  74.0430 281.2743 0039389 357.8904  14.7977 14.47524539922613
Epoch: 2026-09-23T07:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-23T07:51:39.801Z)
Latitude
12.26747°
Longitude
164.7236°
Altitude
708.529 km
Speed
7.517 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 59m 16s
True Declination
12° 11' 45"
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
03:37:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
759.359 km
Perigee altitude
703.352 km
Semi-major axis
7,109.493 km
Eccentricity
0.00394
Inclination
74.043°
RAAN
281.2743°
Arg. of periapsis
357.8904°
True anomaly
14.91353°
Mean anomaly
14.7977°
Eccentric anomaly
14.85556°
Mean motion
3.62064 °/min
Orbital period
99.43 mins
BSTAR
0.000065196

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