DECAYED

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34736 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34736 was 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
34736, 1993-036ZE
Orbit
Decayed
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Decayed 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: 1 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34736U 93036ZE  26004.04474286  .06899565  15264+0  16765-1 0  9992
2 34736  73.9777 346.3017 0010995 161.1353 199.0298 16.04059251887962
Epoch: 2026-01-04T01:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-04T01:04:25.783Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-133.46762°
Altitude
272.903 km
Speed
7.74 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 05m 12s
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
12:43:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
267.937 km
Perigee altitude
253.338 km
Semi-major axis
6,638.774 km
Eccentricity
0.0011
Inclination
73.9777°
RAAN
346.3017°
Arg. of periapsis
161.1353°
True anomaly
198.98877°
Mean anomaly
199.0298°
Eccentric anomaly
199.00928°
Mean motion
4.01247 °/min
Orbital period
89.72 mins
BSTAR
0.016765

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