IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 38474

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 38474 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
38474, 1997-051AAB
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
4 days ago
Origin
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
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 4 days ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 38474U 97051AAB 25117.70763039  .00004657  00000-0  12075-2 0  9998
2 38474  86.3376 109.7602 0028202 129.4144 230.9564 14.49378879619998
Epoch: 2025-04-27T16:58Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T16:58:59.265Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-0.91887°
Altitude
743.41 km
Speed
7.476 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 19m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-53.94861°
Longitude
-7.85585°
Altitude
768.221 km
Speed
7.458 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 05m 41s
Apparent Declination
-66° 56' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:27:14
Azimuth
209.672° SW
Elevation
-49.847°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
744.653 km
Perigee altitude
704.591 km
Semi-major axis
7,102.759 km
Eccentricity
0.0028202
Inclination
86.3376°
RAAN
109.7602°
Arg. of periapsis
129.4144°
True anomaly
230.70596°
Mean anomaly
230.9564°
Eccentric anomaly
230.83112°
Mean motion
3.62579 °/min
BSTAR
0.0012075
Orbital period
99.29 mins
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IRIDIUM 33 DEB Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
6 mins2025-05-02 10:14:35.908Z35.994° NE2025-05-02 10:17:35.908Z82.851° E20.98°2025-05-02 10:20:35.908Z125.64° SE
6 mins2025-05-02 11:54:35.908Z323.96° NNW2025-05-02 11:56:35.908Z287.551° WNW28.539°2025-05-02 12:00:35.908Z216.211° SW
7 mins2025-05-02 23:02:35.908Z146.41° SSE2025-05-02 23:05:35.908Z85.889° E33.44°2025-05-02 23:09:35.908Z19.877° NNE
5 mins2025-05-03 00:43:35.908Z255.151° W2025-05-03 00:45:35.908Z285.718° WNW18.174°2025-05-03 00:48:35.908Z325.745° NNW
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