Key statistics
Satellite IUS DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9545
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 7.0
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
28.1
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for IUS DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: IUS DEB
International designator: 1999-040P
Object number (NORAD): 43366
Object ID (CCSDS): 43366
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 204.867 minutes
Inclination: 28.1288 deg
SMA: 11511.742 km
Apoapsis: 9530.715 km
Periapsis: 736.499 km
RAAN: 90.2119 deg
Eccentricy: 0.3819672
Argument of periapsis: 198.3979 deg
Mean anomaly: 142.8318 deg
Mean motion: 7.02896192 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000958 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0044561 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 20, 2025, 5:14 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 19, 2025, 11:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 IUS DEB
TLE line 1: 1 43366U 99040P 25200.98933926 .00000958 00000-0 44561-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 43366 28.1288 90.2119 3819672 198.3979 142.8318 7.02896192244884
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite IUS DEB.
Associated space launch
STS-93 marked the 95th launch of the Space Shuttle, the 26th launch of Columbia, and the 21st night launch of a Space Shuttle. Eileen Collins became the first female shuttle Commander on this flight. Its primary payload was the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
IUS DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Space Shuttle Columbia OV-102 | STS-93’, on board a Space Shuttle space rocket.
The launch took place on July 23, 1999, 4:31 a.m. from Launch Complex 39B.
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Space Shuttle Columbia OV-102 | STS-93
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 23, 1999, 4:31 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Launch pad: Launch Complex 39B
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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