IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34366

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34366 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
34366, 1997-051FJ
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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 34366U 97051FJ  26168.21327432  .00003436  00000-0  77870-3 0  9999
2 34366  86.3686 328.0894 0018644 228.5786 311.5241 14.55774371908936
Epoch: 2026-06-17T05:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T05:07:06.901Z)
Latitude
-0.06359°
Longitude
165.84048°
Altitude
701.196 km
Speed
7.51 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 52m 22s
True Declination
0° 03' 48"
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
21:18:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
716.989 km
Perigee altitude
690.582 km
Semi-major axis
7,081.923 km
Eccentricity
0.00186
Inclination
86.3686°
RAAN
328.0894°
Arg. of periapsis
228.5786°
True anomaly
311.3639°
Mean anomaly
311.5241°
Eccentric anomaly
311.44403°
Mean motion
3.6418 °/min
Orbital period
98.85 mins
BSTAR
0.0007787
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