COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34854

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34854 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
34854, 1993-036ABY
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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34854U 93036ABY 26036.42109979  .00005592  00000-0  76631-3 0  9990
2 34854  74.0287  51.3367 0062983 150.6383 209.8356 14.77304979726899
Epoch: 2026-02-05T10:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T10:06:23.021Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
124.1672°
Altitude
678.912 km
Speed
7.497 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 25m 20s
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
00:48:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
679.596 km
Perigee altitude
591.249 km
Semi-major axis
7,013.56 km
Eccentricity
0.0063
Inclination
74.0287°
RAAN
51.3367°
Arg. of periapsis
150.6383°
True anomaly
209.47897°
Mean anomaly
209.8356°
Eccentric anomaly
209.65704°
Mean motion
3.69518 °/min
Orbital period
97.42 mins
BSTAR
0.00076631
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