COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34760

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34760 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

34760, 1993-036AAE

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

20 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

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 20 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34760U 93036AAE 25216.63676950  .00000705  00000-0  33239-3 0  9994
2 34760  74.0626 174.4507 0099027 259.7451 280.2776 14.19179070848422

Epoch: 2025-08-04T15:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T15:16:56.884Z)

Latitude

0.94988°

Longitude

171.50246°

Altitude

818.557 km

Speed

7.45 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 36m 43s

True Declination

0° 56' 39"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

64.40403°

Longitude

26.67362°

Altitude

909.445 km

Speed

7.367 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 22m 41s

Apparent Declination

17° 13' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:00:23

Azimuth

353.672° N

Elevation

-32.623°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

897.109 km

Perigee altitude

754.432 km

Semi-major axis

7,203.908 km

Eccentricity

0.0099

Inclination

74.0626°

RAAN

174.4507°

Arg. of periapsis

259.7451°

True anomaly

279.15864°

Mean anomaly

280.2776°

Eccentric anomaly

279.71836°

Mean motion

3.54969 °/min

Orbital period

101.42 mins

BSTAR

0.00033239

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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 1993 (1993-06-16 UTC)

COSMOS 2251, 22675

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33785

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34756

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34757 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34758

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34759 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34761

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34762 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34763 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34781 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34782 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34783 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34784

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34785 (Decayed)

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 mins	2025-08-05 21:00:50.814Z	131.344° SE	2025-08-05 21:03:50.814Z	97.538° ESE	17.419°	2025-08-05 21:07:50.814Z	53.819° ENE
9 mins	2025-08-05 22:42:50.814Z	216.336° SW	2025-08-05 22:46:50.814Z	291.557° WNW	41.115°	2025-08-05 22:51:50.814Z	10.118° NNE
8 mins	2025-08-06 07:36:50.814Z	6.839° NNE	2025-08-06 07:40:50.814Z	70.088° E	29.983°	2025-08-06 07:44:50.814Z	124.228° SE
8 mins	2025-08-06 09:19:50.814Z	314.804° NW	2025-08-06 09:23:50.814Z	259.672° W	27.319°	2025-08-06 09:27:50.814Z	205.536° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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