IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 40998
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 40998 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 40998U 97051ABL 25127.33820663 .00001923 00000-0 55482-3 0 9992
2 40998 86.3835 147.2937 0010238 86.9598 329.0421 14.44190038 35145Epoch: 2025-05-07T08:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T08:07:01.052Z)
Latitude
55.8717°
Longitude
165.43688°
Altitude
747.83 km
Speed
7.489 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 10m 27s
True Declination
55° 42' 42"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-86.32806°
Longitude
80.88575°
Altitude
780.601 km
Speed
7.459 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 20m 51s
Apparent Declination
-64° 45' 08"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:09:10
Azimuth
182.958° SSW
Elevation
-65.106°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 1997 (1997-09-14 UTC)
IRIDIUM 33 DEB Visibility forecast
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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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| 4 mins | 2025-05-09 12:00:24.968Z | 47.02° ENE | 2025-05-09 12:02:24.968Z | 72.333° E | 14.258° | 2025-05-09 12:04:24.968Z | 98.493° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2025-05-09 13:39:24.968Z | 344.882° N | 2025-05-09 13:43:24.968Z | 250.381° W | 39.367° | 2025-05-09 13:47:24.968Z | 195.195° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-05-10 00:51:24.968Z | 125.853° SE | 2025-05-10 00:53:24.968Z | 93.088° ESE | 24.678° | 2025-05-10 00:57:24.968Z | 30.69° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-05-10 02:31:24.968Z | 236.762° WSW | 2025-05-10 02:33:24.968Z | 271.427° WNW | 25.716° | 2025-05-10 02:37:24.968Z | 335.088° NNW |
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