IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34926

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34926 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
34926, 1997-051NF
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 34926U 97051NF  25296.55834765  .00024338  00000-0  57670-2 0  9990
2 34926  86.1334  31.4807 0084616 103.7118 272.1901 14.51714099857283
Epoch: 2025-10-23T13:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-23T13:24:01.236Z)
Latitude
14.87011°
Longitude
159.28244°
Altitude
720.628 km
Speed
7.497 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 10m 00s
True Declination
14° 47' 05"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:40:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
777.037 km
Perigee altitude
656.964 km
Semi-major axis
7,095.138 km
Eccentricity
0.00846
Inclination
86.1334°
RAAN
31.4807°
Arg. of periapsis
103.7118°
True anomaly
271.22083°
Mean anomaly
272.1901°
Eccentric anomaly
271.7055°
Mean motion
3.63163 °/min
Orbital period
99.13 mins
BSTAR
0.005767
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