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  26257.40097197  .00007895  00000-0  52031-3 0  9994
2 34752  74.0107 156.1742 0046596 212.5768 147.2546 15.06742910939936
Epoch: 2026-09-14T09:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T09:37:23.978Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
18.44248°
Altitude
576.041 km
Speed
7.558 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 24m 41s
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
14:18:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
575.962 km
Perigee altitude
511.456 km
Semi-major axis
6,921.846 km
Eccentricity
0.00466
Inclination
74.0107°
RAAN
156.1742°
Arg. of periapsis
212.5768°
True anomaly
147.54201°
Mean anomaly
147.2546°
Eccentric anomaly
147.39844°
Mean motion
3.76886 °/min
Orbital period
95.52 mins
BSTAR
0.00052031
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