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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34758U 93036AAC 26132.44929426  .00000843  00000-0  72519-3 0  9994
2 34758  74.1057  56.8104 0386860 146.0711 216.5810 13.58471819849560
Epoch: 2026-05-12T10:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-12T10:46:59.024Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
24.84095°
Altitude
1,278.071 km
Speed
7.102 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 47m 14s
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
06:09:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,325.888 km
Perigee altitude
752.013 km
Semi-major axis
7,417.088 km
Eccentricity
0.03869
Inclination
74.1057°
RAAN
56.8104°
Arg. of periapsis
146.0711°
True anomaly
214.03879°
Mean anomaly
216.581°
Eccentric anomaly
215.30015°
Mean motion
3.39776 °/min
Orbital period
105.95 mins
BSTAR
0.00072519

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