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
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34756U 93036AAA 25289.12617369  .00002114  00000-0  17012-2 0  9998
2 34756  74.0043 199.0864 0342269  87.2262 276.7970 13.67020586826344
Epoch: 2025-10-16T03:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T03:01:41.406Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
128.77349°
Altitude
991.463 km
Speed
7.367 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 16m 20s
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
07:45:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,260.791 km
Perigee altitude
755.182 km
Semi-major axis
7,386.123 km
Eccentricity
0.03423
Inclination
74.0043°
RAAN
199.0864°
Arg. of periapsis
87.2262°
True anomaly
272.88568°
Mean anomaly
276.797°
Eccentric anomaly
274.84294°
Mean motion
3.41915 °/min
Orbital period
105.29 mins
BSTAR
0.0017012

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