IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34529

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34529 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
34529, 1997-051HW
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 34529U 97051HW  26121.02552832  .00000613  00000-0  18535-3 0  9999
2 34529  86.3639 336.0550 0007043  99.2699 260.9297 14.40800622901473
Epoch: 2026-05-01T00:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-01T00:36:45.646Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
107.9011°
Altitude
759.71 km
Speed
7.474 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 24m 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
01:15:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
757.833 km
Perigee altitude
747.788 km
Semi-major axis
7,130.947 km
Eccentricity
0.0007
Inclination
86.3639°
RAAN
336.055°
Arg. of periapsis
99.2699°
True anomaly
260.85001°
Mean anomaly
260.9297°
Eccentric anomaly
260.88986°
Mean motion
3.60431 °/min
Orbital period
99.88 mins
BSTAR
0.00018535
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