COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34790

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34790 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
34790, 1993-036AAT
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34790U 93036AAT 26206.40494501  .00000919  00000-0  38081-3 0  9999
2 34790  74.0515 198.9341 0100120 207.8626 303.8042 14.25300628897732
Epoch: 2026-07-25T09:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-25T09:43:07.248Z)
Latitude
28.11351°
Longitude
-78.69856°
Altitude
771.089 km
Speed
7.492 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 40m 47s
True Declination
27° 58' 16"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight 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
00:19:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
877.035 km
Perigee altitude
733.198 km
Semi-major axis
7,183.253 km
Eccentricity
0.01001
Inclination
74.0515°
RAAN
198.9341°
Arg. of periapsis
207.8626°
True anomaly
302.84423°
Mean anomaly
303.8042°
Eccentric anomaly
303.32488°
Mean motion
3.56502 °/min
Orbital period
100.98 mins
BSTAR
0.00038081
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