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
Last TLE update
7 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 7 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34758U 93036AAC 25127.49368476  .00001634  00000-0  14034-2 0  9990
2 34758  74.1045 292.1915 0390368 106.5142 257.9226 13.57511430799735
Epoch: 2025-05-07T11:50Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T11:50:54.363Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-111.11277°
Altitude
1,118.592 km
Speed
7.258 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 28m 45s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
50.34882°
Longitude
-91.61807°
Altitude
870.514 km
Speed
7.513 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 54m 36s
Apparent Declination
11° 47' 02"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:13:46
Azimuth
315.201° NNW
Elevation
-26.257°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,332.127 km
Perigee altitude
752.775 km
Semi-major axis
7,420.588 km
Eccentricity
0.0390368
Inclination
74.1045°
RAAN
292.1915°
Arg. of periapsis
106.5142°
True anomaly
253.59666°
Mean anomaly
257.9226°
Eccentric anomaly
255.75473°
Mean motion
3.39536 °/min
BSTAR
0.0014034
Orbital period
106.03 mins
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COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El.
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End Az.
7 mins2025-05-07 21:15:44.309Z17.131° NNE2025-05-07 21:18:44.309Z60.324° ENE21.574°2025-05-07 21:22:44.309Z111.6° ESE
8 mins2025-05-07 23:03:44.309Z315.324° NNW2025-05-07 23:06:44.309Z261.984° W32.3°2025-05-07 23:11:44.309Z191.176° SSW
7 mins2025-05-08 10:58:44.309Z135.994° SSE2025-05-08 11:01:44.309Z97.499° ESE22.198°2025-05-08 11:05:44.309Z49.7° ENE
9 mins2025-05-08 12:44:44.309Z225.579° WSW2025-05-08 12:49:44.309Z302.264° NW34.934°2025-05-08 12:53:44.309Z1.355° NNE
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