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
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
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 39778U 97051AAK 25241.31457839  .00003976  00000-0  95916-3 0  9998
2 39778  86.3751  88.9597 0008928  31.0584 329.1149 14.52979999591615
Epoch: 2025-08-29T07:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T07:32:59.572Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-2.05352°
Altitude
713.574 km
Speed
7.502 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 55m 50s
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
18:05:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
719.201 km
Perigee altitude
706.54 km
Semi-major axis
7,091.008 km
Eccentricity
0.00089
Inclination
86.3751°
RAAN
88.9597°
Arg. of periapsis
31.0584°
True anomaly
329.06233°
Mean anomaly
329.1149°
Eccentric anomaly
329.08862°
Mean motion
3.63481 °/min
Orbital period
99.04 mins
BSTAR
0.00095916
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