IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 36080

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 36080 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
36080, 1997-051VM
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 36080U 97051VM  25292.01767889  .00004954  00000-0  13773-2 0  9990
2 36080  86.3236  31.8070 0016324 352.0578   8.0363 14.46215100466237
Epoch: 2025-10-19T00:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-19T00:25:27.456Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-2.29778°
Altitude
729.6 km
Speed
7.496 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 07m 13s
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
14:18:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
746.598 km
Perigee altitude
723.375 km
Semi-major axis
7,113.123 km
Eccentricity
0.00163
Inclination
86.3236°
RAAN
31.807°
Arg. of periapsis
352.0578°
True anomaly
8.0625°
Mean anomaly
8.0363°
Eccentric anomaly
8.0494°
Mean motion
3.61787 °/min
Orbital period
99.51 mins
BSTAR
0.0013773
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