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). 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: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 24
1 25105U 97082B 26050.23599967 .00000530 00000-0 15417-3 0 9991
2 25105 86.3959 335.4997 0011025 352.9920 7.1125 14.42420377478823Epoch: 2026-02-19T05:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-19T05:39:50.371Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
101.34963°
Altitude
745.775 km
Speed
7.486 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 21m 59s
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
14:58:21
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
755.322 km
Perigee altitude
739.61 km
Semi-major axis
7,125.603 km
Eccentricity
0.0011
Inclination
86.3959°
RAAN
335.4997°
Arg. of periapsis
352.992°
True anomaly
7.12816°
Mean anomaly
7.1125°
Eccentric anomaly
7.12033°
Mean motion
3.60837 °/min
Orbital period
99.77 mins
BSTAR
0.00015417
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Other satellites on launch #82 in the year 1997 (1997-12-20 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 24 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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| 8 mins | 2026-02-19 19:06:01.871Z | 159.595° S | 2026-02-19 19:10:01.871Z | 89.006° E | 37.86° | 2026-02-19 19:14:01.871Z | 16.198° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-02-19 20:49:01.871Z | 263.591° W | 2026-02-19 20:50:01.871Z | 277.28° WNW | 15.688° | 2026-02-19 20:53:01.871Z | 317.118° NNW |
| 8 mins | 2026-02-20 07:14:01.871Z | 350.096° N | 2026-02-20 07:17:01.871Z | 275.704° WNW | 43.765° | 2026-02-20 07:22:01.871Z | 186.204° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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