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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

5 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 5 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 114
1 41923U 17003G   25189.11766332  .00000171  00000-0  54167-4 0  9990
2 41923  86.3960 232.1634 0002434  86.1601 273.9873 14.34218996443950

Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:49:26.11Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-96.51264°

Altitude

780.593 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 28m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

62.85615°

Longitude

-89.58628°

Altitude

786.934 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 55m 16s

Apparent Declination

26° 32' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:14:02

Azimuth

323.443° NNW

Elevation

-13.68°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.368 km

Perigee altitude

772.887 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.765 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

86.396°

RAAN

232.1634°

Arg. of periapsis

86.1601°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

273.9873°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000054167

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-08 15:08:22.493Z	355.707° N	2025-07-08 15:11:22.493Z	335.439° NNW	44.329°	2025-07-08 15:16:22.493Z	181.295° SSW
5 mins	2025-07-09 02:25:22.493Z	111.314° ESE	2025-07-09 02:27:22.493Z	80.179° E	20.863°	2025-07-09 02:30:22.493Z	38.869° NE
8 mins	2025-07-09 04:04:22.493Z	217.835° SW	2025-07-09 04:07:22.493Z	267.694° W	31.85°	2025-07-09 04:12:22.493Z	345.718° N

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