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IRIDIUM 33
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NORAD 24946Iridium 33 debrisOrbit
Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- IRIDIUM 33
- NORAD ID
- 24946
- Category
- Iridium 33 debris
- TLE epoch
- Aug 11, 2026, 08:57 UTC
- Object ID
- 1997-051C
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- United States
- Launch site
- Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
- Launch date
- 1997-09-14
- Operational status
- Nonoperational
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination86.3913°
Eccentricity0.0009
Mean motion14.3517 rev/day
Orbital period100.3 min
Perigee767.8 km
Apogee781.2 km
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