COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34813

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34813 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
34813, 1993-036ABC
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: 3 months ago

TLE from 3 months ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34813U 93036ABC 25307.08291615  .00002346  00000-0  19862-2 0  9992
2 34813  73.9278 196.7226 0451123 237.9242 117.7316 13.49745849811207
Epoch: 2025-11-03T01:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-03T01:59:23.955Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
124.2834°
Altitude
1,243.641 km
Speed
7.151 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 06m 53s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
21:16:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,406.96 km
Perigee altitude
734.872 km
Semi-major axis
7,449.053 km
Eccentricity
0.04511
Inclination
73.9278°
RAAN
196.7226°
Arg. of periapsis
237.9242°
True anomaly
122.18572°
Mean anomaly
117.7316°
Eccentric anomaly
119.97071°
Mean motion
3.37592 °/min
Orbital period
106.64 mins
BSTAR
0.0019862

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