IRIDIUM 33

24946
Spacetrack Directory Number
1997-09-14
Orbit launches
786.69 km
Average height
26862.92 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information IRIDIUM 33

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Orbit launches 1997-09-14 (28 years ago)
Days in orbit 10591
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Categories
Perigee 773 km
Apogee 786 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 86.39°
Laps per day 14
Height IRIDIUM 33 786.69 km

Additional information IRIDIUM 33

Iridium 33 was a communications satellite launched by the United States for Iridium Communications. It was launched into low Earth orbit from Site 81/23 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 01:36 GMT on 14 September 1997, by a Proton-K carrier rocket with a Block DM2 upper stage. It was operated in Plane 3 of the Iridium satellite constellation, with an ascending node of 230.9°.

satellite IRIDIUM 33 Date of exalting 14.09.1997y. Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 33 hundred 786.69 km. Average velocity IRIDIUM 33 is 26862.92 km/h. Inclination IRIDIUM 33 satellite 86.39°.

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Update time: 2026-09-12
Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 33 is: 786.69km
Average velocity IRIDIUM 33 is: 26862.92km/h
Average orbit height IRIDIUM 33 is: 86.39°
IRIDIUM 33 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1997-09-14
IRIDIUM 33 is from 10591 days Days in orbit.