COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34750

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34750 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
34750, 1993-036ZU
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: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34750U 93036ZU  26007.56920257  .00005549  00000-0  11079-2 0  9994
2 34750  74.1080 152.5656 0037640  95.9912  30.8699 14.61694924886087
Epoch: 2026-01-07T13:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-07T13:39:39.102Z)
Latitude
50.21843°
Longitude
0.63436°
Altitude
672.573 km
Speed
7.538 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 50m 43s
True Declination
50° 02' 50"
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
09:54:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
711.883 km
Perigee altitude
658.709 km
Semi-major axis
7,063.433 km
Eccentricity
0.00376
Inclination
74.108°
RAAN
152.5656°
Arg. of periapsis
95.9912°
True anomaly
31.0921°
Mean anomaly
30.8699°
Eccentric anomaly
30.98091°
Mean motion
3.65611 °/min
Orbital period
98.47 mins
BSTAR
0.0011079

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