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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 34091U 97051DA  26267.82263070  .00050595  00000-0  39759-2 0  9999
2 34091  86.3430 293.7706 0023826   1.3782 358.7511 15.00429910921338
Epoch: 2026-09-24T19:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-24T19:44:35.292Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-6.03034°
Altitude
552.169 km
Speed
7.595 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 35m 04s
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
06:25:02
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
578.979 km
Perigee altitude
545.906 km
Semi-major axis
6,940.579 km
Eccentricity
0.00238
Inclination
86.343°
RAAN
293.7706°
Arg. of periapsis
1.3782°
True anomaly
358.74513°
Mean anomaly
358.7511°
Eccentric anomaly
358.74812°
Mean motion
3.75361 °/min
Orbital period
95.91 mins
BSTAR
0.0039759
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