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
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 34784U 93036AAM 25186.29982760  .00001576  00000-0  33037-3 0  9990
2 34784  74.0063 271.1670 0050879 118.0345 242.5980 14.59775057861930
Epoch: 2025-07-05T07:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T07:11:45.104Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-120.31081°
Altitude
713.245 km
Speed
7.49 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 04m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-59.94147°
Longitude
87.93664°
Altitude
738.394 km
Speed
7.473 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 09m 46s
Apparent Declination
-70° 50' 38"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:02:48
Azimuth
202.386° SSW
Elevation
-51.133°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
727.47 km
Perigee altitude
655.531 km
Semi-major axis
7,069.638 km
Eccentricity
0.00509
Inclination
74.0063°
RAAN
271.167°
Arg. of periapsis
118.0345°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
242.598°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.6513 °/min
Orbital period
98.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00033037
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COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
8 mins2025-07-06 06:20:30.212Z171.227° S2025-07-06 06:24:30.212Z98.413° ESE34.433°2025-07-06 06:28:30.212Z34.047° NE
4 mins2025-07-06 08:03:30.212Z275.707° WNW2025-07-06 08:05:30.212Z308.509° NW18.258°2025-07-06 08:07:30.212Z337.399° NNW
7 mins2025-07-06 16:39:30.212Z352.205° N2025-07-06 16:42:30.212Z48.811° ENE40.685°2025-07-06 16:46:30.212Z147.388° SSE
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