COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34924

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34924 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
34924, 1993-036ADV
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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34924U 93036ADV 26167.86989726  .00002647  00000-0  52925-3 0  9995
2 34924  74.0396  93.8667 0054011 131.5591 294.9272 14.61451984904414
Epoch: 2026-06-16T20:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-16T20:52:39.123Z)
Latitude
61.48419°
Longitude
-92.86084°
Altitude
682.735 km
Speed
7.53 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 21m 45s
True Declination
61° 20' 17"
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
00:37:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
724.24 km
Perigee altitude
647.93 km
Semi-major axis
7,064.222 km
Eccentricity
0.0054
Inclination
74.0396°
RAAN
93.8667°
Arg. of periapsis
131.5591°
True anomaly
294.36434°
Mean anomaly
294.9272°
Eccentric anomaly
294.64593°
Mean motion
3.6555 °/min
Orbital period
98.48 mins
BSTAR
0.00052925

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