COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34967

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34967 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
34967, 1993-036AEW
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: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34967U 93036AEW 25347.01898928  .00003946  00000-0  11452-2 0  9993
2 34967  73.9933 253.3374 0038010  39.5345 320.8573 14.44269018649616
Epoch: 2025-12-13T00:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-13T00:27:20.673Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
164.54898°
Altitude
726.088 km
Speed
7.503 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 53m 20s
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
21:29:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
769.111 km
Perigee altitude
714.983 km
Semi-major axis
7,120.184 km
Eccentricity
0.0038
Inclination
73.9933°
RAAN
253.3374°
Arg. of periapsis
39.5345°
True anomaly
320.58133°
Mean anomaly
320.8573°
Eccentric anomaly
320.71942°
Mean motion
3.61249 °/min
Orbital period
99.65 mins
BSTAR
0.0011452

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