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
10 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 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34760U 93036AAE 25183.84521042  .00000697  00000-0  32909-3 0  9994
2 34760  74.0615 232.9299 0098935 325.7887 150.4817 14.19125916843779
Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:17:06.18Z)
Latitude
59.20786°
Longitude
159.06278°
Altitude
900.213 km
Speed
7.376 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 37m 50s
True Declination
59° 03' 34"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
41.19927°
Longitude
172.37218°
Altitude
904.502 km
Speed
7.367 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 17m 21s
Apparent Declination
4° 24' 05"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:17:37
Azimuth
39.196° NE
Elevation
-37.777°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
897.224 km
Perigee altitude
754.677 km
Semi-major axis
7,204.088 km
Eccentricity
0.00989
Inclination
74.0615°
RAAN
232.9299°
Arg. of periapsis
325.7887°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
150.4817°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.54956 °/min
Orbital period
101.42 mins
BSTAR
0.00032909
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COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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7 mins2025-07-03 13:12:55.873Z18.631° NNE2025-07-03 13:15:55.873Z52.784° ENE18.2°2025-07-03 13:19:55.873Z97.969° ESE
10 mins2025-07-03 14:55:55.873Z332.63° NNW2025-07-03 14:59:55.873Z266.822° W42.597°2025-07-03 15:05:55.873Z173.516° S
8 mins2025-07-04 04:00:55.873Z172.92° S2025-07-04 04:03:55.873Z114.487° SE39.274°2025-07-04 04:08:55.873Z29.201° NE
6 mins2025-07-04 05:45:55.873Z275.164° WNW2025-07-04 05:47:55.873Z302.82° NW18.915°2025-07-04 05:51:55.873Z349.261° N
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