COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34911

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34911 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
34911, 1993-036ADG
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 34911U 93036ADG 25354.91061558  .00000399  00000-0  86791-4 0  9999
2 34911  74.0411 229.1730 0083971 352.5096  22.3151 14.59383644887069
Epoch: 2025-12-20T21:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T21:51:17.186Z)
Latitude
14.57356°
Longitude
175.86137°
Altitude
642.199 km
Speed
7.567 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 33m 39s
True Declination
14° 29' 19"
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
07:04:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
752.137 km
Perigee altitude
633.387 km
Semi-major axis
7,070.899 km
Eccentricity
0.0084
Inclination
74.0411°
RAAN
229.173°
Arg. of periapsis
352.5096°
True anomaly
22.68404°
Mean anomaly
22.3151°
Eccentric anomaly
22.49921°
Mean motion
3.65032 °/min
Orbital period
98.62 mins
BSTAR
0.000086791

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