COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34736

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34736 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
34736, 1993-036ZE
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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34736U 93036ZE  25296.08933447  .00158316  00000-0  69026-2 0  9995
2 34736  74.0086 144.5437 0013258 164.9573 300.6697 15.21334437876726
Epoch: 2025-10-23T02:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-23T02:08:38.498Z)
Latitude
67.97107°
Longitude
-144.15035°
Altitude
508.567 km
Speed
7.619 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 39m 03s
True Declination
67° 50' 49"
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
14:48:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
508.466 km
Perigee altitude
490.229 km
Semi-major axis
6,877.484 km
Eccentricity
0.00133
Inclination
74.0086°
RAAN
144.5437°
Arg. of periapsis
164.9573°
True anomaly
300.53892°
Mean anomaly
300.6697°
Eccentric anomaly
300.60432°
Mean motion
3.80539 °/min
Orbital period
94.6 mins
BSTAR
0.0069026

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