COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34755

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34755 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
34755, 1993-036ZZ
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: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34755U 93036ZZ  25286.54530740  .00000809  00000-0  77343-3 0  9990
2 34755  73.9266  26.7497 0406735  57.8154 320.8027 13.50346724817114
Epoch: 2025-10-13T13:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T13:05:14.559Z)
Latitude
14.91338°
Longitude
172.47013°
Altitude
843.103 km
Speed
7.546 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 04m 30s
True Declination
14° 49' 45"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:09:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,371.595 km
Perigee altitude
765.817 km
Semi-major axis
7,446.843 km
Eccentricity
0.04067
Inclination
73.9266°
RAAN
26.7497°
Arg. of periapsis
57.8154°
True anomaly
317.73794°
Mean anomaly
320.8027°
Eccentric anomaly
319.2825°
Mean motion
3.37742 °/min
Orbital period
106.59 mins
BSTAR
0.00077343
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