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 (32 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 34913U 93036ADJ 25321.30138692  .00000218  00000-0  86153-4 0  9994
2 34913  74.0277 329.1190 0019790  87.7900 291.7574 14.34626457648231
Epoch: 2025-11-17T07:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-17T07:13:59.829Z)
Latitude
18.56382°
Longitude
169.50241°
Altitude
773.168 km
Speed
7.472 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 18m 25s
True Declination
18° 27' 38"
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
04:25:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
788.088 km
Perigee altitude
759.78 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.071 km
Eccentricity
0.00198
Inclination
74.0277°
RAAN
329.119°
Arg. of periapsis
87.79°
True anomaly
291.54659°
Mean anomaly
291.7574°
Eccentric anomaly
291.65201°
Mean motion
3.58836 °/min
Orbital period
100.32 mins
BSTAR
0.000086153

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