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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0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 40998U 97051ABL 25190.53680762 .00001038 00000-0 29579-3 0 9993
2 40998 86.3844 120.3532 0005206 224.2591 260.6771 14.44382498 48546
Epoch: 2025-07-09T12:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T12:53:00.178Z)
Latitude
55.05836°
Longitude
174.22543°
Altitude
753.87 km
Speed
7.483 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 40m 46s
True Declination
54° 53' 48"
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Latitude
-43.0696°
Longitude
-4.6178°
Altitude
761.206 km
Speed
7.472 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 30m 29s
Apparent Declination
-54° 27' 18"
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Local Sidereal Time
12:57:28
Azimuth
229.285° WSW
Elevation
-52.078°
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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7 mins | 2025-07-11 06:27:11.814Z | 27.786° NE | 2025-07-11 06:31:11.814Z | 85.421° E | 22.148° | 2025-07-11 06:34:11.814Z | 127.263° SE |
7 mins | 2025-07-11 08:08:11.814Z | 325.312° NNW | 2025-07-11 08:11:11.814Z | 267.185° W | 28.958° | 2025-07-11 08:15:11.814Z | 212.461° SW |
8 mins | 2025-07-11 19:18:11.814Z | 152.559° SSE | 2025-07-11 19:21:11.814Z | 100.747° ESE | 35.444° | 2025-07-11 19:26:11.814Z | 15.616° NNE |
5 mins | 2025-07-11 21:00:11.814Z | 259.898° W | 2025-07-11 21:02:11.814Z | 289.259° WNW | 17.263° | 2025-07-11 21:05:11.814Z | 326.329° NNW |
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