IRIDIUM 24, 25105
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 24, 25105 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 20 Dec 1997 UTC via a DELTA 7920-10C launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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 24 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 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 15 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 24
1 25105U 97082B 24361.17183168 .00001408 00000-0 42555-3 0 9997
2 25105 86.3931 153.6466 0009568 293.9666 66.0531 14.41757897418282Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:07:26.257Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | -3.36786° |
| Altitude | 752.993 km |
| Speed | 7.479 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 14m 35s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -50.10544° |
| Longitude | -7.92967° |
| Altitude | 765.734 km |
| Speed | 7.474 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 02m 04s |
| Apparent Declination | -48° 33' 58" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:15:35 |
| Azimuth | 236.614° WSW |
| Elevation | -69.2° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 756.47 km |
| Perigee altitude | 742.83 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,127.787 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0009568 |
| Inclination | 86.3931° |
| RAAN | 153.6466° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 293.9666° |
| True anomaly | 66.15335° |
| Mean anomaly | 66.0531° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 66.10322° |
| Mean motion | 3.60671 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00042555 |
| Orbital period | 99.81 mins |
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IRIDIUM 24 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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| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 21:22:01.178Z | 35.776° NE | 2024-12-26 21:25:01.178Z | 73.565° E | 17.214° | 2024-12-26 21:28:01.178Z | 113.272° SE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-26 23:02:01.178Z | 340.424° N | 2024-12-26 23:06:01.178Z | 258.872° W | 36.106° | 2024-12-26 23:10:01.178Z | 201.664° SSW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 10:14:01.178Z | 142.5° SSE | 2024-12-27 10:18:01.178Z | 72.453° E | 29.063° | 2024-12-27 10:22:01.178Z | 21.369° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 11:55:01.178Z | 239.145° WSW | 2024-12-27 11:58:01.178Z | 286.179° WNW | 22.333° | 2024-12-27 12:01:01.178Z | 328.664° NNW |
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