COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34756

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34756 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
34756, 1993-036AAA
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
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
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 34756U 93036AAA 25118.00122031  .00003441  00000-0  27825-2 0  9990
2 34756  74.0027 120.2405 0343019  43.7879 318.9893 13.66510880802963
Epoch: 2025-04-28T00:01Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T00:01:45.434Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
-96.42035°
Altitude
827.223 km
Speed
7.533 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 00m 57s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
7.72902°
Longitude
-98.17106°
Altitude
794.828 km
Speed
7.567 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 58m 17s
Apparent Declination
-15° 09' 13"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:36:36
Azimuth
318.441° NNW
Elevation
-59.487°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,263.245 km
Perigee altitude
756.403 km
Semi-major axis
7,387.961 km
Eccentricity
0.0343019
Inclination
74.0027°
RAAN
120.2405°
Arg. of periapsis
43.7879°
True anomaly
316.32481°
Mean anomaly
318.9893°
Eccentric anomaly
317.66572°
Mean motion
3.41788 °/min
BSTAR
0.0027825
Orbital period
105.33 mins
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COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El.
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End Az.
12 mins2025-04-30 10:32:39.512Z353.261° N2025-04-30 10:38:39.512Z77.682° E37.007°2025-04-30 10:44:39.512Z140.287° SSE
9 mins2025-04-30 12:21:39.512Z306.426° NW2025-04-30 12:25:39.512Z257.707° W24.595°2025-04-30 12:30:39.512Z209.119° SW
7 mins2025-05-01 00:11:39.512Z152.891° SSE2025-05-01 00:14:39.512Z99.896° ESE28.796°2025-05-01 00:18:39.512Z40.745° NE
6 mins2025-05-01 01:59:39.512Z260.938° W2025-05-01 02:01:39.512Z293.345° NW23.235°2025-05-01 02:05:39.512Z351.087° N
7 mins2025-05-01 09:24:39.512Z29.438° NE2025-05-01 09:26:39.512Z51.762° ENE17.759°2025-05-01 09:31:39.512Z99.894° ESE
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