IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34376

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34376 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
34376, 1997-051FU
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 34376U 97051FU  25345.03761977  .00011170  00000-0  21855-2 0  9997
2 34376  86.2990   7.3049 0026990 172.3394 187.8235 14.62526883879820
Epoch: 2025-12-11T00:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T00:54:10.348Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-86.23756°
Altitude
707.007 km
Speed
7.492 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 29m 13s
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
09:14:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
701.008 km
Perigee altitude
662.898 km
Semi-major axis
7,060.09 km
Eccentricity
0.0027
Inclination
86.299°
RAAN
7.3049°
Arg. of periapsis
172.3394°
True anomaly
187.78154°
Mean anomaly
187.8235°
Eccentric anomaly
187.80251°
Mean motion
3.65871 °/min
Orbital period
98.4 mins
BSTAR
0.0021855

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