IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 46972
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 46972 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 | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 3 months ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission | Spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | Unknown |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 3 months ago
0 IRIDIUM 33 DEB
1 46972U 97051ACE 24281.61331312 .00012723 00000-0 34643-2 0 9994
2 46972 86.3918 224.4394 0012545 99.3719 24.3382 14.47316702714142Epoch: 2024-10-07T14:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-07T14:43:10.253Z)
| Latitude | 56.15983° |
| Longitude | 161.54045° |
| Altitude | 735.757 km |
| Speed | 7.497 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 36m 17s |
| True Declination | 56° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -50.345° |
| Longitude | -51.88233° |
| Altitude | 751.456 km |
| Speed | 7.475 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 12h 42m 31s |
| Apparent Declination | -45° 20' 33" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:01:02 |
| Azimuth | 149.41° SSE |
| Elevation | -83.594° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 740.291 km |
| Perigee altitude | 722.453 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,109.509 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0012545 |
| Inclination | 86.3918° |
| RAAN | 224.4394° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 99.3719° |
| True anomaly | 24.39753° |
| Mean anomaly | 24.3382° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 24.36786° |
| Mean motion | 3.62063 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0034643 |
| Orbital period | 99.43 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 1997 (1997-09-14 UTC)
IRIDIUM 33 DEB Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 13:34:22.216Z | 192.784° SSW | 2024-12-27 13:38:22.216Z | 281.477° WNW | 42.687° | 2024-12-27 13:42:22.216Z | 355.23° N |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 23:59:22.216Z | 36.823° NE | 2024-12-28 00:02:22.216Z | 85.932° E | 22.152° | 2024-12-28 00:05:22.216Z | 128.348° SE |
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