IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 35620

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 35620 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
35620, 1997-051QS
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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 35620U 97051QS  25308.04974441  .00024815  00000-0  74844-2 0  9998
2 35620  86.3865 233.7468 0153183  23.0450 337.7520 14.35768153594101
Epoch: 2025-11-04T01:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T01:11:37.917Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
172.29647°
Altitude
674.411 km
Speed
7.573 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 34m 59s
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
04:22:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
878.966 km
Perigee altitude
659.987 km
Semi-major axis
7,147.613 km
Eccentricity
0.01532
Inclination
86.3865°
RAAN
233.7468°
Arg. of periapsis
23.045°
True anomaly
337.07543°
Mean anomaly
337.752°
Eccentric anomaly
337.41493°
Mean motion
3.59171 °/min
Orbital period
100.23 mins
BSTAR
0.0074844
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