COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34552

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34552 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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COSMOS 2251 DEB details

Identifier	34552, 1993-036UN
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	5 days ago
Origin	KVR (CIS)
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
Radar Cross Section	Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 5 days ago

0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34552U 93036UN  24364.45387142  .06605273  67148-1  21075-1 0  9995
2 34552  73.9720  12.8403 0004590  93.1910 266.9852 15.95611664834252

Epoch: 2024-12-29T10:53Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-29T10:53:34.49Z)

Latitude	-0°
Longitude	111.05661°
Altitude	289.57 km
Speed	7.734 km/s
True Right ascension	00h 51m 21s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	287.125 km
Perigee altitude	281.009 km
Semi-major axis	6,662.204 km
Eccentricity	0.000459
Inclination	73.972°
RAAN	12.8403°
Arg. of periapsis	93.191°
True anomaly	266.93268°
Mean anomaly	266.9852°
Eccentric anomaly	266.95894°
Mean motion	3.99132 °/min
BSTAR	0.021075
Orbital period	90.2 mins