DECAYED

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34914 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34914 was 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
34914, 1993-036ADK
Orbit
Decayed
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Decayed 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: 7 months ago

TLE from 7 months ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34914U 93036ADK 25081.87235813  .01234721  00000-0  96295-2 0  9998
2 34914  73.9558 266.8949 0025044 239.4909 120.3841 15.68663127851564
Epoch: 2025-03-22T20:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-03-22T20:56:11.742Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
132.23478°
Altitude
374.061 km
Speed
7.681 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 47m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
23:59:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
377.086 km
Perigee altitude
343.335 km
Semi-major axis
6,738.348 km
Eccentricity
0.0025
Inclination
73.9558°
RAAN
266.8949°
Arg. of periapsis
239.4909°
True anomaly
120.63127°
Mean anomaly
120.3841°
Eccentric anomaly
120.50773°
Mean motion
3.92386 °/min
Orbital period
91.75 mins
BSTAR
0.0096295

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