COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34761

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34761 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
34761, 1993-036AAF
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
16 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 16 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34761U 93036AAF 25181.73808198  .00000903  00000-0  30859-3 0  9993
2 34761  74.0291 306.6490 0038933  24.4138 335.8848 14.37334942852781
Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:42:50.283Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
121.8959°
Altitude
744.552 km
Speed
7.496 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 26m 35s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
30.99489°
Longitude
-69.15573°
Altitude
786.658 km
Speed
7.455 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 18m 34s
Apparent Declination
-2° 06' 31"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:04:04
Azimuth
18.177° NNE
Elevation
-50.806°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
792.751 km
Perigee altitude
737.13 km
Semi-major axis
7,143.077 km
Eccentricity
0.00389
Inclination
74.0291°
RAAN
306.649°
Arg. of periapsis
24.4138°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
335.8848°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.59513 °/min
Orbital period
100.14 mins
BSTAR
0.00030859
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COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast

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8 mins2025-07-01 10:33:47.896Z242.485° WSW2025-07-01 10:37:47.896Z296.679° NW23.87°2025-07-01 10:41:47.896Z353.003° N
8 mins2025-07-01 19:20:47.896Z354.256° N2025-07-01 19:23:47.896Z49.613° ENE40.695°2025-07-01 19:28:47.896Z147.872° SSE
4 mins2025-07-01 21:03:47.896Z287.687° WNW2025-07-01 21:05:47.896Z262.379° W14.907°2025-07-01 21:07:47.896Z237.979° WSW
5 mins2025-07-02 08:16:47.896Z125.938° SE2025-07-02 08:18:47.896Z96.435° ESE18.637°2025-07-02 08:21:47.896Z56.554° ENE
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