IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 35929

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 35929 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
35929, 1997-051UN
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1997-09-14 (29 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 35929U 97051UN  26152.52419016  .00047130  00000-0  23882-2 0  9994
2 35929  86.3407 230.8758 0014894 119.2334 241.0399 15.16677905903568
Epoch: 2026-06-01T12:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-01T12:34:50.029Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
152.15707°
Altitude
524.04 km
Speed
7.598 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 23m 30s
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
15:09:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
523.003 km
Perigee altitude
502.476 km
Semi-major axis
6,890.876 km
Eccentricity
0.00149
Inclination
86.3407°
RAAN
230.8758°
Arg. of periapsis
119.2334°
True anomaly
240.8907°
Mean anomaly
241.0399°
Eccentric anomaly
240.96529°
Mean motion
3.7943 °/min
Orbital period
94.88 mins
BSTAR
0.0023882
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