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 (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: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34732U 93036ZA  25296.13147541  .00000714  00000-0  20096-3 0  9992
2 34732  74.0458 187.7474 0039528 348.7262 138.4020 14.47223683874115
Epoch: 2025-10-23T03:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-23T03:09:19.475Z)
Latitude
49.88393°
Longitude
-91.10303°
Altitude
763.395 km
Speed
7.466 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 12m 05s
True Declination
49° 42' 52"
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
14:47:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
760.448 km
Perigee altitude
704.235 km
Semi-major axis
7,110.478 km
Eccentricity
0.00395
Inclination
74.0458°
RAAN
187.7474°
Arg. of periapsis
348.7262°
True anomaly
138.70161°
Mean anomaly
138.402°
Eccentric anomaly
138.55192°
Mean motion
3.61989 °/min
Orbital period
99.45 mins
BSTAR
0.00020096

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