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 (29 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.050 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 36080U 97051VM  26310.50277672  .00001640  00000-0  43823-3 0  9991
2 36080  86.3220 224.5782 0017702 143.4383 216.8032 14.47716926521695
Epoch: 2026-11-06T12:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-06T12:03:59.908Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-2.14288°
Altitude
746.274 km
Speed
7.476 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 58m 18s
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
22:25:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
742.645 km
Perigee altitude
717.479 km
Semi-major axis
7,108.199 km
Eccentricity
0.00177
Inclination
86.322°
RAAN
224.5782°
Arg. of periapsis
143.4383°
True anomaly
216.68189°
Mean anomaly
216.8032°
Eccentric anomaly
216.74253°
Mean motion
3.62163 °/min
Orbital period
99.4 mins
BSTAR
0.00043823
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