COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34760

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34760 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
34760, 1993-036AAE
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 34760U 93036AAE 25118.62000762  .00002166  00000-0  10005-2 0  9994
2 34760  74.0647 349.2372 0097931  98.8831 295.2272 14.18996540834524
Epoch: 2025-04-28T14:52Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T14:52:48.658Z)
Latitude
31.7313°
Longitude
-80.6822°
Altitude
802.953 km
Speed
7.47 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 57m 24s
True Declination
31° 34' 43"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
26.66016°
Longitude
-85.73796°
Altitude
804.096 km
Speed
7.468 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 45m 55s
Apparent Declination
-5° 31' 42"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:43:06
Azimuth
61.131° ENE
Elevation
-37.461°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
896.943 km
Perigee altitude
755.834 km
Semi-major axis
7,204.526 km
Eccentricity
0.0097931
Inclination
74.0647°
RAAN
349.2372°
Arg. of periapsis
98.8831°
True anomaly
294.20675°
Mean anomaly
295.2272°
Eccentric anomaly
294.7175°
Mean motion
3.54924 °/min
BSTAR
0.0010005
Orbital period
101.43 mins
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COSMOS 2251 DEB Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-04-30 15:54:19.127Z179.352° S2025-04-30 15:59:19.127Z88.567° E38.967°2025-04-30 16:03:19.127Z30.189° NE
5 mins2025-04-30 17:40:19.127Z270.192° WNW2025-04-30 17:42:19.127Z296.567° NW17.735°2025-04-30 17:45:19.127Z336.88° NNW
9 mins2025-05-01 02:31:19.127Z336.872° NNW2025-05-01 02:35:19.127Z244.425° WSW44.262°2025-05-01 02:40:19.127Z168.339° S
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