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.

Loading next visibility...
Identifier
34758, 1993-036AAC
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
1 day 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)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34758U 93036AAC 25185.41240638  .00000638  00000-0  56277-3 0  9994
2 34758  74.1043 199.0422 0387832 359.7504   0.3352 13.57600639807209
Epoch: 2025-07-04T09:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T09:53:51.911Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
127.91074°
Altitude
759.038 km
Speed
7.619 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 16m 10s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-3.56824°
Longitude
124.76709°
Altitude
759.596 km
Speed
7.618 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 52m 04s
Apparent Declination
-24° 16' 11"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:38:11
Azimuth
78.527° E
Elevation
-51.924°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,329.907 km
Perigee altitude
754.344 km
Semi-major axis
7,420.263 km
Eccentricity
0.03878
Inclination
74.1043°
RAAN
199.0422°
Arg. of periapsis
359.7504°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
0.3352°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.39558 °/min
Orbital period
106.02 mins
BSTAR
0.00056277
Loading maneuver chart data...
Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...

COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

Span
Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order
Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-07-06 00:55:46.434Z140.72° SSE2025-07-06 00:58:46.434Z99.753° ESE22.088°2025-07-06 01:02:46.434Z48.742° ENE
9 mins2025-07-06 02:42:46.434Z233.279° WSW2025-07-06 02:46:46.434Z299.002° NW32.456°2025-07-06 02:51:46.434Z3.872° NNE
8 mins2025-07-06 10:12:46.434Z26.758° NE2025-07-06 10:15:46.434Z54.936° ENE17.661°2025-07-06 10:20:46.434Z94.987° ESE
14 mins2025-07-06 11:58:46.434Z342.927° N2025-07-06 12:04:46.434Z84.219° E44.889°2025-07-06 12:12:46.434Z161.019° S
8 mins2025-07-06 13:48:46.434Z296.468° NW2025-07-06 13:51:46.434Z270.224° WNW17.585°2025-07-06 13:56:46.434Z229.882° WSW
|