IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34091

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34091 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
34091, 1997-051DA
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1997-09-14 (29 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 34091U 97051DA  26152.53295902  .00022736  00000-0  20846-2 0  9992
2 34091  86.3481 347.7750 0030056  51.6515 308.7408 14.94438393904088
Epoch: 2026-06-01T12:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-01T12:47:27.659Z)
Latitude
Longitude
-94.10917°
Altitude
574.192 km
Speed
7.581 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 11m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
09:15:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
601.914 km
Perigee altitude
560.081 km
Semi-major axis
6,959.134 km
Eccentricity
0.00301
Inclination
86.3481°
RAAN
347.775°
Arg. of periapsis
51.6515°
True anomaly
308.47153°
Mean anomaly
308.7408°
Eccentric anomaly
308.60623°
Mean motion
3.73861 °/min
Orbital period
96.29 mins
BSTAR
0.0020846
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