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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0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 39778U 97051AAK 25224.37239007 .00002951 00000-0 71186-3 0 9995
2 39778 86.3753 96.3026 0010149 75.6823 284.5510 14.52883810589153TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T08:56:14.502Z)
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Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 1997 (1997-09-14 UTC)
IRIDIUM 33 DEB Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-08-13 03:41:34.708Z | 357.125° N | 2025-08-13 03:45:34.708Z | 330.404° NNW | 44.953° | 2025-08-13 03:49:34.708Z | 179.626° S |
| 7 mins | 2025-08-13 16:28:34.708Z | 208.706° SW | 2025-08-13 16:31:34.708Z | 272.196° WNW | 36.874° | 2025-08-13 16:35:34.708Z | 347.864° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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