COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34756

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34756 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
34756, 1993-036AAA
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
12 hours ago
Origin
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
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34756U 93036AAA 25127.37127929  .00002602  00000-0  21053-2 0  9996
2 34756  74.0031 104.8514 0343332  26.4951 335.3265 13.66565382805319
Epoch: 2025-05-07T08:54Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T08:54:38.53Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
105.73375°
Altitude
785.448 km
Speed
7.576 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 59m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
4.9088°
Longitude
106.29415°
Altitude
775.007 km
Speed
7.587 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 34m 51s
Apparent Declination
-44° 53' 26"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:17:17
Azimuth
139.11° SSE
Elevation
-12.592°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,263.273 km
Perigee altitude
755.982 km
Semi-major axis
7,387.765 km
Eccentricity
0.0343332
Inclination
74.0031°
RAAN
104.8514°
Arg. of periapsis
26.4951°
True anomaly
333.61786°
Mean anomaly
335.3265°
Eccentric anomaly
334.47897°
Mean motion
3.41801 °/min
BSTAR
0.0021053
Orbital period
105.32 mins
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COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
8 mins2025-05-07 23:04:54.719Z165.689° S2025-05-07 23:08:54.719Z99.638° ESE32.342°2025-05-07 23:12:54.719Z37.679° NE
6 mins2025-05-08 00:53:54.719Z264.286° W2025-05-08 00:55:54.719Z293.848° NW20.958°2025-05-08 00:59:54.719Z348.587° N
9 mins2025-05-08 08:17:54.719Z16.582° NNE2025-05-08 08:21:54.719Z60.477° ENE20.935°2025-05-08 08:26:54.719Z106.634° ESE
11 mins2025-05-08 10:04:54.719Z332.52° NNW2025-05-08 10:09:54.719Z235.846° WSW42.795°2025-05-08 10:15:54.719Z174.533° S
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