COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34913

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34913 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
34913, 1993-036ADJ
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 34913U 93036ADJ 26061.89489876  .00000127  00000-0  53925-4 0  9993
2 34913  74.0282 135.6075 0022003 231.2176 251.1868 14.34664831663377
Epoch: 2026-03-02T21:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T21:28:39.252Z)
Latitude
54.58053°
Longitude
169.16455°
Altitude
789.946 km
Speed
7.461 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 28m 02s
True Declination
54° 25' 07"
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
18:13:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
789.543 km
Perigee altitude
758.07 km
Semi-major axis
7,151.944 km
Eccentricity
0.0022
Inclination
74.0282°
RAAN
135.6075°
Arg. of periapsis
231.2176°
True anomaly
250.94835°
Mean anomaly
251.1868°
Eccentric anomaly
251.06755°
Mean motion
3.58845 °/min
Orbital period
100.32 mins
BSTAR
0.000053925
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