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: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 36011U 97051US  25345.90450323  .00002489  00000-0  76231-3 0  9993
2 36011  86.3411  35.7829 0017563 218.6873 266.0791 14.41326157645287
Epoch: 2025-12-11T21:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T21:42:29.079Z)
Latitude
55.3639°
Longitude
164.02481°
Altitude
764.278 km
Speed
7.477 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 01m 59s
True Declination
55° 12' 11"
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
19:21:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
763.597 km
Perigee altitude
738.555 km
Semi-major axis
7,129.213 km
Eccentricity
0.00176
Inclination
86.3411°
RAAN
35.7829°
Arg. of periapsis
218.6873°
True anomaly
265.87834°
Mean anomaly
266.0791°
Eccentric anomaly
265.97872°
Mean motion
3.60563 °/min
Orbital period
99.84 mins
BSTAR
0.00076231
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