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
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34793U 93036AAW 26085.34617626  .00000645  00000-0  21505-3 0  9994
2 34793  74.0018  58.9218 0051907 191.1264 319.9746 14.38823944888208
Epoch: 2026-03-26T08:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-26T08:18:29.628Z)
Latitude
28.09682°
Longitude
-78.25539°
Altitude
737.224 km
Speed
7.504 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 20m 39s
True Declination
27° 57' 14"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:50:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
797.062 km
Perigee altitude
722.959 km
Semi-major axis
7,138.148 km
Eccentricity
0.00519
Inclination
74.0018°
RAAN
58.9218°
Arg. of periapsis
191.1264°
True anomaly
319.59015°
Mean anomaly
319.9746°
Eccentric anomaly
319.78257°
Mean motion
3.59886 °/min
Orbital period
100.03 mins
BSTAR
0.00021505
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