INTELSAT 33E DEB, 61997

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 33E DEB, 61997 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Wed, 24 Aug 2016 UTC launched from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier	61997, 2016-053P
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	1 day ago
Origin	INTEL (US / ITSO)
Manufacturer	Boeing/ES
Mission	Spacecraft
Bus & Motor	Unknown
Mass	Unknown
Launch date (UTC)	2016-08-24 (9 years ago)
Launch vehicle	Unknown
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Unknown
Radar Cross Section	RCS unknown

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 INTELSAT 33E DEB
1 61997U 16053P   25091.10914504 -.00000234  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 61997   0.4424  97.4057 0103570 249.8175  12.5127  1.01610225  1672

Epoch: 2025-04-01T02:37Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-01T02:37:10.131Z)

Latitude	-0.42733°
Longitude	130.99202°
Altitude	34,991.109 km
Speed	3.12 km/s
True Right ascension	23h 59m 59s
True Declination	0° 25' 37"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-0.21437°
Longitude	-158.34775°
Altitude	35,359.403 km
Speed	3.092 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	04h 20m 01s
Apparent Declination	-5° 27' 46"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	12:31:51
Azimuth	288.189° WNW
Elevation	-28.451°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,849.454 km
Perigee altitude	34,983.718 km
Semi-major axis	41,794.723 km
Eccentricity	0.010357
Inclination	0.4424°
RAAN	97.4057°
Arg. of periapsis	249.8175°
True anomaly	12.77312°
Mean anomaly	12.5127°
Eccentric anomaly	12.64258°
Mean motion	0.25402 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1417.23 mins