IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34492

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34492 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

34492, 1997-051GH

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Iridium Communications Inc. (US)

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, 0.050 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 34492U 97051GH  26313.65696785  .00010735  00000-0  34509-2 0  9990
2 34492  86.4729 199.8111 0171040 247.8372 139.9383 14.31249286897983

Epoch: 2026-11-09T15:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T15:46:02.022Z)

Latitude

29.00085°

Longitude

-83.57994°

Altitude

885.952 km

Speed

7.363 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 27m 02s

True Declination

28° 51' 28"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:30:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

907.034 km

Perigee altitude

662.014 km

Semi-major axis

7,162.661 km

Eccentricity

0.0171

Inclination

86.4729°

RAAN

199.8111°

Arg. of periapsis

247.8372°

True anomaly

141.17934°

Mean anomaly

139.9383°

Eccentric anomaly

140.56085°

Mean motion

3.5804 °/min

Orbital period

100.55 mins

BSTAR

0.0034509

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IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 46437 (Decayed)

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IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 35806

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IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34538

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IRIDIUM 33 DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
8 mins	2026-11-10 03:58:16.903Z	21.161° NNE	2026-11-10 04:02:16.903Z	77.037° E	33.227°	2026-11-10 04:06:16.903Z	138.315° SSE
7 mins	2026-11-10 05:40:16.903Z	322.426° NNW	2026-11-10 05:43:16.903Z	275.951° WNW	28.725°	2026-11-10 05:47:16.903Z	222.492° SW
9 mins	2026-11-10 16:55:16.903Z	170.657° S	2026-11-10 16:59:16.903Z	92.15° ESE	73.391°	2026-11-10 17:04:16.903Z	7.318° NNE
4 mins	2026-11-10 18:39:16.903Z	269.329° W	2026-11-10 18:41:16.903Z	292.428° WNW	15.303°	2026-11-10 18:43:16.903Z	314.03° NW

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IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34492

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T15:46:02.022Z)

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