COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34752

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34752 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
34752, 1993-036ZW
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34752U 93036ZW  26208.12070268  .00009222  00000-0  62085-3 0  9995
2 34752  74.0098 257.4792 0047244 325.5932  34.2201 15.05895338932516
Epoch: 2026-07-27T02:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-27T02:53:48.711Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
-90.78258°
Altitude
524.437 km
Speed
7.616 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 09m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
04:38:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
579.022 km
Perigee altitude
513.594 km
Semi-major axis
6,924.445 km
Eccentricity
0.00472
Inclination
74.0098°
RAAN
257.4792°
Arg. of periapsis
325.5932°
True anomaly
34.52605°
Mean anomaly
34.2201°
Eccentric anomaly
34.37292°
Mean motion
3.76674 °/min
Orbital period
95.57 mins
BSTAR
0.00062085
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