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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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IRIDIUM 29 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 19 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | 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 19 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 29
1 24944U 97051A 24360.67241314 .00000929 00000-0 31204-3 0 9991
2 24944 86.3966 216.6002 0002184 88.8745 271.2702 14.36177687428583Epoch: 2024-12-25T16:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T16:08:16.495Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | -120.13133° |
| Altitude | 774.175 km |
| Speed | 7.467 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 26m 24s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 23.52754° |
| Longitude | -118.89183° |
| Altitude | 773.42 km |
| Speed | 7.47 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 17h 26m 54s |
| Apparent Declination | -10° 39' 10" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:59:38 |
| Azimuth | 84.207° E |
| Elevation | -23.499° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 769.678 km |
| Perigee altitude | 766.556 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,146.254 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002184 |
| Inclination | 86.3966° |
| RAAN | 216.6002° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 88.8745° |
| True anomaly | 271.24518° |
| Mean anomaly | 271.2702° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 271.25769° |
| Mean motion | 3.59274 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00031204 |
| Orbital period | 100.2 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 1997 (1997-09-14 UTC)
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. |
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| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 14:01:25.903Z | 113.887° SE | 2024-12-26 14:04:25.903Z | 72.816° E | 17.534° | 2024-12-26 14:06:25.903Z | 46.694° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-26 15:40:25.903Z | 208.507° SW | 2024-12-26 15:44:25.903Z | 287.848° WNW | 35.717° | 2024-12-26 15:48:25.903Z | 347.627° N |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 02:10:25.903Z | 21.328° NNE | 2024-12-27 02:13:25.903Z | 74.708° E | 33.389° | 2024-12-27 02:18:25.903Z | 152.839° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 03:51:25.903Z | 314.606° NW | 2024-12-27 03:54:25.903Z | 271.02° WNW | 19.323° | 2024-12-27 03:57:25.903Z | 234.009° WSW |
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