COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34784

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34784 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
34784, 1993-036AAM
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (33 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34784U 93036AAM 26085.07635353  .00001862  00000-0  37600-3 0  9996
2 34784  74.0048 126.4751 0052621 269.1078  90.4059 14.61324547900447
Epoch: 2026-03-26T01:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-26T01:49:56.944Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-84.54267°
Altitude
691.999 km
Speed
7.51 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 25m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
00:25:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
723.674 km
Perigee altitude
649.324 km
Semi-major axis
7,064.636 km
Eccentricity
0.00526
Inclination
74.0048°
RAAN
126.4751°
Arg. of periapsis
269.1078°
True anomaly
91.00884°
Mean anomaly
90.4059°
Eccentric anomaly
90.70737°
Mean motion
3.65518 °/min
Orbital period
98.49 mins
BSTAR
0.000376
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