COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34758

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34758 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
34758, 1993-036AAC
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
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34758U 93036AAC 26033.46893785  .00000648  00000-0  57066-3 0  9997
2 34758  74.1045 216.2253 0384548 328.2290  29.6122 13.58245633836121
Epoch: 2026-02-02T11:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T11:15:16.230Z)
Latitude
0.00007°
Longitude
-85.25609°
Altitude
799.311 km
Speed
7.576 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 24m 54s
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
01:15:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,325.029 km
Perigee altitude
754.521 km
Semi-major axis
7,417.912 km
Eccentricity
0.03845
Inclination
74.1045°
RAAN
216.2253°
Arg. of periapsis
328.229°
True anomaly
31.88381°
Mean anomaly
29.6122°
Eccentric anomaly
30.73835°
Mean motion
3.3972 °/min
Orbital period
105.97 mins
BSTAR
0.00057066

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