In orbitDebris

IRIDIUM 33 DEB

NORAD: 46972
COSPAR: 1997-051ACE

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Spacecraft

Owner: Iridium Satellite LLC

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S46972, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1997-09-14
Rocket: Proton-K/17S40 DM2
Flight: Iridium
Mission name: Iridium SV029
Launch site: GIK-5, LC81/23
Launched by: Khrunichev State Research and Production Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1997-051

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1997-051, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1997-09-14
Period: 99.2 min
Inclination: 86.38°
Apogee: 728 km
Perigee: 712 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: IRIDIUM 33 (NORAD 24946)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris656 in total, 115 still in orbit
Payload7 in total, 3 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit