In orbitDebris

IRIDIUM 47 DEB

NORAD: 40249
COSPAR: 1997-082J

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Spacecraft

Owner: Iridium Satellite LLC

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S40249, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1997-12-20
Rocket: Delta 7920-10C
Flight: Iridium MS-6
Mission name: Iridium MS-6
Launch site: V, SLC2W
Launched by: Boeing Launch Services (?)
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1997-082

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1997-082, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1997-12-20
Period: 99.8 min
Inclination: 86.39°
Apogee: 751 km
Perigee: 747 km
Radar cross-section: 0.04 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: IRIDIUM 47 (NORAD 25106)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris13 in total, 4 still in orbit
Payload5 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit