COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34754

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34754 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
34754, 1993-036ZY
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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34754U 93036ZY  25343.82142874  .00001155  00000-0  36952-3 0  9997
2 34754  74.0306 233.0003 0029438 349.6648 123.4485 14.40475673880916
Epoch: 2025-12-09T19:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-09T19:42:51.443Z)
Latitude
62.03347°
Longitude
6.06724°
Altitude
778.823 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 22m 19s
True Declination
61° 53' 28"
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
02:34:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
775.544 km
Perigee altitude
733.55 km
Semi-major axis
7,132.684 km
Eccentricity
0.00294
Inclination
74.0306°
RAAN
233.0003°
Arg. of periapsis
349.6648°
True anomaly
123.72939°
Mean anomaly
123.4485°
Eccentric anomaly
123.589°
Mean motion
3.603 °/min
Orbital period
99.92 mins
BSTAR
0.00036952

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