COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34875

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34875 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
34875, 1993-036ACN
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 34875U 93036ACN 25353.47822933  .00001255  00000-0  33791-3 0  9993
2 34875  74.0433 145.5897 0016196 268.7630 149.3216 14.48947014878533
Epoch: 2025-12-19T11:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T11:28:39.014Z)
Latitude
54.89075°
Longitude
-91.03053°
Altitude
747.728 km
Speed
7.481 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 17m 48s
True Declination
54° 43' 43"
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
14:14:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
738.206 km
Perigee altitude
715.192 km
Semi-major axis
7,104.836 km
Eccentricity
0.00162
Inclination
74.0433°
RAAN
145.5897°
Arg. of periapsis
268.763°
True anomaly
149.41613°
Mean anomaly
149.3216°
Eccentric anomaly
149.36888°
Mean motion
3.6242 °/min
Orbital period
99.33 mins
BSTAR
0.00033791
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