IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 39594

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 39594 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
39594, 1997-051AAG
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
8 months ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1997-09-14 (28 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 8 months ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 39594U 97051AAG 24241.27618107  .00055651  00000-0  89930-2 0  9990
2 39594  86.3930 241.4016 0005673   7.4613 352.6687 14.71050867568905
Epoch: 2024-08-28T06:37Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-08-28T06:37:42.044Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
164.9962°
Altitude
656.859 km
Speed
7.531 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 05m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-24.26185°
Longitude
53.51822°
Altitude
542.896 km
Speed
7.588 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 24m 00s
Apparent Declination
-32° 13' 53"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:21:20
Azimuth
60.847° ENE
Elevation
-76.125°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
658.618 km
Perigee altitude
650.638 km
Semi-major axis
7,032.765 km
Eccentricity
0.0005673
Inclination
86.393°
RAAN
241.4016°
Arg. of periapsis
7.4613°
True anomaly
352.6604°
Mean anomaly
352.6687°
Eccentric anomaly
352.66455°
Mean motion
3.68005 °/min
BSTAR
0.008993
Orbital period
97.82 mins
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IRIDIUM 33 DEB Visibility forecast

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6 mins2025-04-28 00:44:24.826Z136.753° SSE2025-04-28 00:47:24.826Z84.083° E21.758°2025-04-28 00:50:24.826Z31.931° NE
4 mins2025-04-28 02:21:24.826Z249.331° W2025-04-28 02:22:24.826Z269.022° W19.363°2025-04-28 02:25:24.826Z325.286° NNW
4 mins2025-04-28 12:19:24.826Z49.576° ENE2025-04-28 12:20:24.826Z71.539° E21.623°2025-04-28 12:23:24.826Z130.547° SE
4 mins2025-04-28 13:54:24.826Z311.445° NW2025-04-28 13:56:24.826Z271.858° WNW19.092°2025-04-28 13:58:24.826Z235.623° WSW
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