IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 36011

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 36011 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
36011, 1997-051US
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 weeks ago

TLE from 2 weeks ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 36011U 97051US  26026.29429560  .00002734  00000-0  83420-3 0  9992
2 36011  86.3411  16.2802 0020974  76.0961 349.2089 14.41499085651828
Epoch: 2026-01-26T07:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-26T07:03:47.139Z)
Latitude
65.09395°
Longitude
152.61522°
Altitude
750.174 km
Speed
7.493 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 36m 36s
True Declination
64° 57' 44"
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
06:18:37
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
765.457 km
Perigee altitude
735.553 km
Semi-major axis
7,128.642 km
Eccentricity
0.0021
Inclination
86.3411°
RAAN
16.2802°
Arg. of periapsis
76.0961°
True anomaly
349.16378°
Mean anomaly
349.2089°
Eccentric anomaly
349.18635°
Mean motion
3.60606 °/min
Orbital period
99.83 mins
BSTAR
0.0008342
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