IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34145

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34145 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
34145, 1997-051DY
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
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 34145U 97051DY  26085.98641456  .00003012  00000-0  87483-3 0  9992
2 34145  86.2065 286.0619 0054087 109.5299 251.1754 14.43191541891418
Epoch: 2026-03-26T23:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-26T23:40:26.217Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
106.52516°
Altitude
763.66 km
Speed
7.466 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 04m 14s
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
21:36:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
783.455 km
Perigee altitude
706.402 km
Semi-major axis
7,123.066 km
Eccentricity
0.00541
Inclination
86.2065°
RAAN
286.0619°
Arg. of periapsis
109.5299°
True anomaly
250.59005°
Mean anomaly
251.1754°
Eccentric anomaly
250.8826°
Mean motion
3.6103 °/min
Orbital period
99.71 mins
BSTAR
0.00087483
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