IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 39778

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 39778 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
39778, 1997-051AAK
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
3 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 3 days ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 39778U 97051AAK 25119.31888078  .00005248  00000-0  12883-2 0  9990
2 39778  86.3778 141.7601 0010703  75.3778 284.8614 14.52197377573906
Epoch: 2025-04-29T07:39Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-29T07:39:11.299Z)
Latitude
Longitude
169.44276°
Altitude
719.616 km
Speed
7.497 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 27m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-3.1012°
Longitude
168.02557°
Altitude
719.169 km
Speed
7.497 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 45m 37s
Apparent Declination
-52° 02' 40"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:07:12
Azimuth
216.023° SW
Elevation
-18.033°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
723.012 km
Perigee altitude
707.828 km
Semi-major axis
7,093.557 km
Eccentricity
0.0010703
Inclination
86.3778°
RAAN
141.7601°
Arg. of periapsis
75.3778°
True anomaly
284.74281°
Mean anomaly
284.8614°
Eccentric anomaly
284.80211°
Mean motion
3.63285 °/min
BSTAR
0.0012883
Orbital period
99.1 mins
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IRIDIUM 33 DEB Visibility forecast

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6 mins2025-05-02 12:18:28.277Z35.371° NE2025-05-02 12:21:28.277Z77.286° E18.796°2025-05-02 12:24:28.277Z119.344° SE
7 mins2025-05-02 13:58:28.277Z329.193° NNW2025-05-02 14:01:28.277Z262.368° W32.111°2025-05-02 14:05:28.277Z206.397° SW
7 mins2025-05-03 01:05:28.277Z137.782° SSE2025-05-03 01:08:28.277Z78.873° E29.274°2025-05-03 01:12:28.277Z21.864° NNE
6 mins2025-05-03 02:45:28.277Z244.665° WSW2025-05-03 02:47:28.277Z276.098° WNW20.818°2025-05-03 02:51:28.277Z332.528° NNW
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