IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 35052

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 35052 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
35052, 1997-051NY
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 35052U 97051NY  26061.22550581  .00000727  00000-0  23089-3 0  9991
2 35052  86.3361 346.4096 0011353 171.5022 188.6371 14.38616914884183
Epoch: 2026-03-02T05:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T05:24:43.701Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
105.20554°
Altitude
774.146 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 05m 38s
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
19:05:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
768.135 km
Perigee altitude
751.927 km
Semi-major axis
7,138.168 km
Eccentricity
0.00114
Inclination
86.3361°
RAAN
346.4096°
Arg. of periapsis
171.5022°
True anomaly
188.61759°
Mean anomaly
188.6371°
Eccentric anomaly
188.62734°
Mean motion
3.59884 °/min
Orbital period
100.03 mins
BSTAR
0.00023089
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