COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34819

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34819 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
34819, 1993-036ABJ
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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34819U 93036ABJ 26138.44136124  .00003020  00000-0  55270-3 0  9998
2 34819  74.0170 200.7899 0016519 259.3056 118.2064 14.66233446905244
Epoch: 2026-05-18T10:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-18T10:35:33.611Z)
Latitude
16.96656°
Longitude
170.75644°
Altitude
680.661 km
Speed
7.515 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 43m 06s
True Declination
16° 52' 11"
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
03:33:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
682.354 km
Perigee altitude
659.066 km
Semi-major axis
7,048.847 km
Eccentricity
0.00165
Inclination
74.017°
RAAN
200.7899°
Arg. of periapsis
259.3056°
True anomaly
118.37305°
Mean anomaly
118.2064°
Eccentric anomaly
118.28974°
Mean motion
3.66747 °/min
Orbital period
98.16 mins
BSTAR
0.0005527
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