COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34815

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34815 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
34815, 1993-036ABE
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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34815U 93036ABE 26098.17258291  .00006167  00000-0  79555-3 0  9996
2 34815  74.0468  12.8394 0053747  53.3790 307.2311 14.80188474903499
Epoch: 2026-04-08T04:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-08T04:08:31.163Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
114.27077°
Altitude
608.734 km
Speed
7.567 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 51m 21s
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
16:18:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
663.95 km
Perigee altitude
588.657 km
Semi-major axis
7,004.441 km
Eccentricity
0.00537
Inclination
74.0468°
RAAN
12.8394°
Arg. of periapsis
53.379°
True anomaly
306.73873°
Mean anomaly
307.2311°
Eccentric anomaly
306.98511°
Mean motion
3.7024 °/min
Orbital period
97.23 mins
BSTAR
0.00079555

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