COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34796

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34796 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
34796, 1993-036AAZ
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
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 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 34796U 93036AAZ 25286.20251613  .00002718  00000-0  69265-3 0  9992
2 34796  74.0313 329.7949 0098915  86.8284 339.0852 14.48167456871518
Epoch: 2025-10-13T04:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T04:51:37.393Z)
Latitude
61.13644°
Longitude
-94.03238°
Altitude
676.116 km
Speed
7.559 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 03m 31s
True Declination
60° 59' 21"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
07:36:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
799.553 km
Perigee altitude
658.948 km
Semi-major axis
7,107.388 km
Eccentricity
0.00989
Inclination
74.0313°
RAAN
329.7949°
Arg. of periapsis
86.8284°
True anomaly
338.67585°
Mean anomaly
339.0852°
Eccentric anomaly
338.881°
Mean motion
3.62225 °/min
Orbital period
99.39 mins
BSTAR
0.00069265

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