COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34910

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34910 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
34910, 1993-036ADF
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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34910U 93036ADF 26033.40928963  .00000396  00000-0  42118-3 0  9990
2 34910  73.8758  19.8779 0465371 130.1015  19.6677 13.37783737822158
Epoch: 2026-02-02T09:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T09:49:22.624Z)
Latitude
27.17184°
Longitude
-88.55908°
Altitude
793.889 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 45m 33s
True Declination
27° 01' 59"
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
04:15:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,464.008 km
Perigee altitude
766.564 km
Semi-major axis
7,493.423 km
Eccentricity
0.04654
Inclination
73.8758°
RAAN
19.8779°
Arg. of periapsis
130.1015°
True anomaly
21.56592°
Mean anomaly
19.6677°
Eccentric anomaly
20.60611°
Mean motion
3.34598 °/min
Orbital period
107.59 mins
BSTAR
0.00042118
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