COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34964

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34964 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
34964, 1993-036AET
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 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34964U 93036AET 26234.83841504  .00001486  00000-0  82373-3 0  9992
2 34964  73.9683 266.9057 0207762  70.1551 292.1845 14.01696344880232
Epoch: 2026-08-22T20:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-22T20:07:19.059Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-6.0668°
Altitude
836.203 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 47m 37s
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
14:16:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,036.506 km
Perigee altitude
734.681 km
Semi-major axis
7,263.73 km
Eccentricity
0.02078
Inclination
73.9683°
RAAN
266.9057°
Arg. of periapsis
70.1551°
True anomaly
289.9587°
Mean anomaly
292.1845°
Eccentric anomaly
291.07373°
Mean motion
3.50593 °/min
Orbital period
102.68 mins
BSTAR
0.00082373

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