Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2251 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11710
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2251 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: COSMOS 2251 DEB
International designator: 1993-036HE
Object number (NORAD): 34019
Object ID (CCSDS): 34019
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.483 minutes
Inclination: 73.9548 deg
SMA: 7159.608 km
Apoapsis: 825.843 km
Periapsis: 737.102 km
RAAN: 343.4432 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0061973
Argument of periapsis: 197.2825 deg
Mean anomaly: 193.8704 deg
Mean motion: 14.33075054 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001725 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00062544 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 10:37 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 34019U 93036HE 25187.44278344 .00001725 00000-0 62544-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 34019 73.9548 343.4432 0061973 197.2825 193.8704 14.33075054852388
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2251 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2251 DEB.
Associated space launch
Military communications satellite. Destroyed in a collision with Iridium 33.
COSMOS 2251 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 51’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on June 16, 1993, 4:17 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 51
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 16, 1993, 4:17 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.
