COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34792

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34792 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
34792, 1993-036AAV
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: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34792U 93036AAV 26061.91290697  .00005456  00000-0  12243-2 0  9998
2 34792  74.0198  17.4389 0009488  99.3147 317.1616 14.56770763888173
Epoch: 2026-03-02T21:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T21:54:35.162Z)
Latitude
53.31212°
Longitude
-89.43081°
Altitude
707.07 km
Speed
7.51 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 39m 39s
True Declination
53° 08' 46"
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
17:48:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
707.94 km
Perigee altitude
694.506 km
Semi-major axis
7,079.36 km
Eccentricity
0.00095
Inclination
74.0198°
RAAN
17.4389°
Arg. of periapsis
99.3147°
True anomaly
317.08761°
Mean anomaly
317.1616°
Eccentric anomaly
317.12461°
Mean motion
3.64378 °/min
Orbital period
98.8 mins
BSTAR
0.0012243
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