IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 33965

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 33965 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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IRIDIUM 33 DEB details

Identifier	33965, 1997-051CA
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	22 hours ago
Origin	Iridium (US)
Manufacturer	Unknown
Mission	Spacecraft
Bus & Motor	Unknown
Mass	Unknown
Launch date (UTC)	1997-09-14 (27 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 22 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 33965U 97051CA  25001.79705906  .01556108  00000-0  21012-1 0  9992
2 33965  86.3222 139.0263 0022304 314.7364  45.2081 15.54341915840060

Epoch: 2025-01-01T19:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-01T19:07:45.902Z)

Latitude	-0.00007°
Longitude	110.39985°
Altitude	396.641 km
Speed	7.678 km/s
True Right ascension	09h 16m 06s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	72.34846°
Longitude	-81.6625°
Altitude	422.59 km
Speed	7.657 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	03h 25m 33s
Apparent Declination	31° 06' 56"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	17:02:05
Azimuth	21.302° NNE
Elevation	-15.525°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	415.985 km
Perigee altitude	385.745 km
Semi-major axis	6,779.002 km
Eccentricity	0.0022304
Inclination	86.3222°
RAAN	139.0263°
Arg. of periapsis	314.7364°
True anomaly	45.38984°
Mean anomaly	45.2081°
Eccentric anomaly	45.29893°
Mean motion	3.88861 °/min
BSTAR	0.021012
Orbital period	92.58 mins