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
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34752U 93036ZW  26138.13335568  .00008345  00000-0  58629-3 0  9999
2 34752  74.0127  41.0990 0047106 131.5398 228.9846 15.04337530921984
Epoch: 2026-05-18T03:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-18T03:12:01.930Z)
Latitude
-0.00012°
Longitude
117.26493°
Altitude
577.752 km
Speed
7.56 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 44m 23s
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
23:09:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
583.732 km
Perigee altitude
518.45 km
Semi-major axis
6,929.228 km
Eccentricity
0.00471
Inclination
74.0127°
RAAN
41.099°
Arg. of periapsis
131.5398°
True anomaly
228.57888°
Mean anomaly
228.9846°
Eccentric anomaly
228.78158°
Mean motion
3.76284 °/min
Orbital period
95.67 mins
BSTAR
0.00058629
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