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IRIDIUM 114, 41923

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 114, 41923 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 14 Jan 2017 UTC via an FALCON 9 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

41923, 2017-003G

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

Iridium Communications Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

OATK SSG Gilbert

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

ELITEBUS, Unknown motor

Mass

860 kg wet, 700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-01-14 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trap Box + 2 Pan, 9.4 m

Radar Cross Section

14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 114
1 41923U 17003G   25187.58275758  .00000057  00000-0  13298-4 0  9999
2 41923  86.3960 232.8049 0002433  86.3138 273.8336 14.34217946443714

Epoch: 2025-07-06T13:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T13:59:10.254Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

98.2078°

Altitude

780.601 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 31m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-79.09419°

Longitude

-62.92526°

Altitude

807.45 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 11m 47s

Apparent Declination

-69° 20' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:12:44

Azimuth

190.222° SSW

Elevation

-59.555°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.371 km

Perigee altitude

772.891 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.768 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

86.396°

RAAN

232.8049°

Arg. of periapsis

86.3138°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

273.8336°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000013298

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Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 2017 (2017-01-14 UTC)

IRIDIUM 114 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.
10 mins	2025-07-07 03:28:58.755Z	175.446° S	2025-07-07 03:33:58.755Z	97.483° ESE	44.276°	2025-07-07 03:38:58.755Z	5.724° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-07 14:01:58.755Z	45.067° ENE	2025-07-07 14:03:58.755Z	72.844° E	18.476°	2025-07-07 14:06:58.755Z	113.859° SE
8 mins	2025-07-07 15:41:58.755Z	335.829° NNW	2025-07-07 15:44:58.755Z	279.763° WNW	35.239°	2025-07-07 15:49:58.755Z	202.298° SSW

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