DECAYED

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 38473 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Public

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 38473 was space debris 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	38473, 1997-051AAA
Orbit	Decayed
Last TLE update	Unknown
Origin	Iridium (US)
Manufacturer	Unknown
Mission	Decayed 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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Definitive object data

Latitude	Unknown
Longitude	Unknown
Altitude	Unknown
Speed	Unknown
True Right ascension	Unknown
True Declination	Unknown
Sunlit	N/A

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Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	Unknown
Perigee altitude	Unknown
Semi-major axis	Unknown
Eccentricity	Unknown
Inclination	Unknown
RAAN	Unknown
Arg. of periapsis	Unknown
True anomaly	Unknown
Mean anomaly	Unknown
Eccentric anomaly	Unknown
Mean motion	Unknown
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	Unknown