IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34775

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34775 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
34775, 1997-051LU
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: 6 days ago

TLE from 6 days ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 34775U 97051LU  25305.24661536  .00423222  00000-0  10469-1 0  9992
2 34775  86.3147  37.8581 0016117 278.8585  81.0843 15.38687266877501
Epoch: 2025-11-01T05:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-01T05:55:07.567Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-91.70287°
Altitude
451.498 km
Speed
7.642 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 31m 25s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
21:59:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
457.81 km
Perigee altitude
435.811 km
Semi-major axis
6,824.947 km
Eccentricity
0.00161
Inclination
86.3147°
RAAN
37.8581°
Arg. of periapsis
278.8585°
True anomaly
81.26681°
Mean anomaly
81.0843°
Eccentric anomaly
81.17555°
Mean motion
3.84941 °/min
Orbital period
93.52 mins
BSTAR
0.010469
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