IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 38028

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 38028 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
38028, 1997-051YQ
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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 38028U 97051YQ  26035.57836927  .00002452  00000-0  67449-3 0  9992
2 38028  86.3303 336.8682 0026513 307.6310  52.2486 14.46414249662739
Epoch: 2026-02-04T13:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T13:52:51.104Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-6.08768°
Altitude
728.93 km
Speed
7.497 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 27m 28s
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
14:42:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
753.19 km
Perigee altitude
715.475 km
Semi-major axis
7,112.47 km
Eccentricity
0.00265
Inclination
86.3303°
RAAN
336.8682°
Arg. of periapsis
307.631°
True anomaly
52.48931°
Mean anomaly
52.2486°
Eccentric anomaly
52.36891°
Mean motion
3.61837 °/min
Orbital period
99.49 mins
BSTAR
0.00067449
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