IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 35484

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 35484 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
35484, 1997-051QE
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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 35484U 97051QE  25306.92705351  .00033536  00000-0  30278-2 0  9996
2 35484  86.3665  11.3115 0019526 271.2780  88.6212 14.95206607614202
Epoch: 2025-11-02T22:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-02T22:14:57.423Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-4.86353°
Altitude
584.567 km
Speed
7.568 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 45m 14s
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
09:44:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
592.195 km
Perigee altitude
565.027 km
Semi-major axis
6,956.748 km
Eccentricity
0.00195
Inclination
86.3665°
RAAN
11.3115°
Arg. of periapsis
271.278°
True anomaly
88.8449°
Mean anomaly
88.6212°
Eccentric anomaly
88.73305°
Mean motion
3.74054 °/min
Orbital period
96.24 mins
BSTAR
0.0030278
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