COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34793

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34793 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
34793, 1993-036AAW
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34793U 93036AAW 26154.15935910  .00000671  00000-0  22307-3 0  9999
2 34793  74.0027 291.7435 0050988  45.3736   9.3983 14.38907890898104
Epoch: 2026-06-03T03:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T03:49:28.626Z)
Latitude
51.93704°
Longitude
4.10812°
Altitude
734.244 km
Speed
7.512 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 52m 23s
True Declination
51° 46' 10"
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
16:51:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
796.127 km
Perigee altitude
723.338 km
Semi-major axis
7,137.87 km
Eccentricity
0.0051
Inclination
74.0027°
RAAN
291.7435°
Arg. of periapsis
45.3736°
True anomaly
9.49431°
Mean anomaly
9.3983°
Eccentric anomaly
9.44625°
Mean motion
3.59907 °/min
Orbital period
100.03 mins
BSTAR
0.00022307
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