IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34077

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34077 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sun, 14 Sep 1997 UTC launched from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
34077, 1997-051CL
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1997-09-14 (28 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 34077U 97051CL  26068.88555134  .00010590  00000-0  18990-2 0  9998
2 34077  86.3887  13.0606 0012307  85.7312 335.7805 14.66627177896098
Epoch: 2026-03-09T21:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-09T21:15:11.635Z)
Latitude
61.33938°
Longitude
-106.71538°
Altitude
674.526 km
Speed
7.53 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 18m 37s
True Declination
61° 11' 34"
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
08:40:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
677.448 km
Perigee altitude
660.102 km
Semi-major axis
7,046.912 km
Eccentricity
0.00123
Inclination
86.3887°
RAAN
13.0606°
Arg. of periapsis
85.7312°
True anomaly
335.72256°
Mean anomaly
335.7805°
Eccentric anomaly
335.75154°
Mean motion
3.66898 °/min
Orbital period
98.12 mins
BSTAR
0.001899
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