IRIDIUM 29, 24944
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 29, 24944 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 14 Sep 1997 UTC via a PROTON-K/17S40 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
MOTO/LMMS
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
LM700, Unknown motor
Mass
662 kg wet, 556 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4.0 m
Radar Cross Section
5.666 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 29
1 24944U 97051A 25316.29801880 .00001201 00000-0 40193-3 0 9992
2 24944 86.3936 81.7241 0002155 97.2750 262.8692 14.36619625474537Epoch: 2025-11-12T07:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-12T07:09:08.824Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-77.2349°
Altitude
772.935 km
Speed
7.467 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 26m 53s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:54:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
768.19 km
Perigee altitude
765.111 km
Semi-major axis
7,144.787 km
Eccentricity
0.00022
Inclination
86.3936°
RAAN
81.7241°
Arg. of periapsis
97.275°
True anomaly
262.8447°
Mean anomaly
262.8692°
Eccentric anomaly
262.85695°
Mean motion
3.59384 °/min
Orbital period
100.17 mins
BSTAR
0.00040193
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Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 1997 (1997-09-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.IRIDIUM 29 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-11-12 19:26:29.064Z | 36.72° NE | 2025-11-12 19:29:29.064Z | 73.67° E | 16.465° | 2025-11-12 19:32:29.064Z | 112.012° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2025-11-12 21:07:29.064Z | 338.067° N | 2025-11-12 21:10:29.064Z | 272.426° WNW | 37.882° | 2025-11-12 21:14:29.064Z | 201.155° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2025-11-13 08:21:29.064Z | 140.911° SSE | 2025-11-13 08:24:29.064Z | 93.122° ESE | 29.564° | 2025-11-13 08:28:29.064Z | 26.313° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-11-13 10:02:29.064Z | 237.516° WSW | 2025-11-13 10:05:29.064Z | 282.913° WNW | 22.633° | 2025-11-13 10:09:29.064Z | 335.224° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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