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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34910U 93036ADF 26143.93258337  .00000539  00000-0  56769-3 0  9997
2 34910  73.8740 205.4127 0467726 296.4722 253.3217 13.37923225836932
Epoch: 2026-05-23T22:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-23T22:22:55.203Z)
Latitude
-4.69531°
Longitude
169.49459°
Altitude
1,235.598 km
Speed
7.181 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 47m 03s
True Declination
-4° 40' 09"
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
08:49:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,465.228 km
Perigee altitude
764.303 km
Semi-major axis
7,492.902 km
Eccentricity
0.04677
Inclination
73.874°
RAAN
205.4127°
Arg. of periapsis
296.4722°
True anomaly
248.27872°
Mean anomaly
253.3217°
Eccentric anomaly
250.79103°
Mean motion
3.34632 °/min
Orbital period
107.58 mins
BSTAR
0.00056769
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