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 (28 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 34145U 97051DY  25303.17154811  .00004519  00000-0  13538-2 0  9991
2 34145  86.2149 351.9205 0052112 236.1413 123.4823 14.41871933870105
Epoch: 2025-10-30T04:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-30T04:07:01.756Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-108.57098°
Altitude
776.017 km
Speed
7.455 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 27m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
09:49:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
786.42 km
Perigee altitude
712.135 km
Semi-major axis
7,127.415 km
Eccentricity
0.00521
Inclination
86.2149°
RAAN
351.9205°
Arg. of periapsis
236.1413°
True anomaly
123.97857°
Mean anomaly
123.4823°
Eccentric anomaly
123.73062°
Mean motion
3.60699 °/min
Orbital period
99.81 mins
BSTAR
0.0013538
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