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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

24944, 1997-051A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

Iridium Communications Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

MOTO/LMMS

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

LM700, Unknown motor

Mass

662 kg wet, 556 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1997-09-14 (28 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/17S40

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 8.37 m

Radar Cross Section

5.666 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 29
1 24944U 97051A   25183.95148465  .00000352  00000-0  11350-3 0  9999
2 24944  86.3978 137.2878 0002127  89.5983 270.5458 14.36478388455531

Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:50:08.273Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-126.47189°

Altitude

773.198 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 09m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

4.13039°

Longitude

53.13792°

Altitude

772.695 km

Speed

7.468 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 01m 03s

Apparent Declination

-35° 00' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:05:57

Azimuth

118.861° SE

Elevation

-20.776°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

768.639 km

Perigee altitude

765.599 km

Semi-major axis

7,145.256 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

86.3978°

RAAN

137.2878°

Arg. of periapsis

89.5983°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

270.5458°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.59349 °/min

Orbital period

100.18 mins

BSTAR

0.0001135

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IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 39778

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 39779

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IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 39781

IRIDIUM 29 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
5 mins	2025-07-03 07:47:18.042Z	41.616° NE	2025-07-03 07:50:18.042Z	78.932° E	15.023°	2025-07-03 07:52:18.042Z	103.938° ESE
8 mins	2025-07-03 09:27:18.042Z	344.45° N	2025-07-03 09:31:18.042Z	254.166° W	39.412°	2025-07-03 09:35:18.042Z	196.283° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-03 20:42:18.042Z	135.275° SSE	2025-07-03 20:45:18.042Z	85.425° E	27.786°	2025-07-03 20:49:18.042Z	26.209° NE
6 mins	2025-07-03 22:23:18.042Z	238.186° WSW	2025-07-03 22:26:18.042Z	288.8° WNW	24.174°	2025-07-03 22:29:18.042Z	331.258° NNW

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