IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34652

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34652 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
34652, 1997-051KD
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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 34652U 97051KD  25303.14653454  .00005426  00000-0  10828-2 0  9995
2 34652  86.3344 359.3968 0030620  85.5951 336.1068 14.61498093878473
Epoch: 2025-10-30T03:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-30T03:31:00.584Z)
Latitude
61.43753°
Longitude
-85.34322°
Altitude
679.165 km
Speed
7.533 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 24m 28s
True Declination
61° 17' 28"
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
12:14:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
706.896 km
Perigee altitude
663.64 km
Semi-major axis
7,063.405 km
Eccentricity
0.00306
Inclination
86.3344°
RAAN
359.3968°
Arg. of periapsis
85.5951°
True anomaly
335.96418°
Mean anomaly
336.1068°
Eccentric anomaly
336.03554°
Mean motion
3.65613 °/min
Orbital period
98.46 mins
BSTAR
0.0010828
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