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 (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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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34758U 93036AAC 25241.04308593  .00000858  00000-0  75634-3 0  9993
2 34758  74.1059 109.5609 0385114 257.6803  98.0952 13.57701780814755
Epoch: 2025-08-29T01:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T01:02:02.624Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
116.55256°
Altitude
1,097.528 km
Speed
7.279 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 18m 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
12:38:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,327.507 km
Perigee altitude
756.006 km
Semi-major axis
7,419.894 km
Eccentricity
0.03851
Inclination
74.1059°
RAAN
109.5609°
Arg. of periapsis
257.6803°
True anomaly
102.43074°
Mean anomaly
98.0952°
Eccentric anomaly
100.26641°
Mean motion
3.39584 °/min
Orbital period
106.01 mins
BSTAR
0.00075634
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