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IRIDIUM 108, 41924

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 108, 41924 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

41924, 2017-003H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 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 7 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 108
1 41924U 17003H   25194.09951911  .00000016  00000-0 -12473-5 0  9997
2 41924  86.3980 198.4341 0002153  92.4325 267.7117 14.34217689446529

Epoch: 2025-07-13T02:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-13T02:23:18.451Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-128.62038°

Altitude

780.78 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 13m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

83.05765°

Longitude

-97.79744°

Altitude

789.807 km

Speed

7.466 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 32m 49s

Apparent Declination

30° 36' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:54:11

Azimuth

351.219° N

Elevation

-18.915°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.172 km

Perigee altitude

773.092 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.769 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

86.398°

RAAN

198.4341°

Arg. of periapsis

92.4325°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

267.7117°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000012473

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

IRIDIUM 108 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.
7 mins	2025-07-13 11:20:35.053Z	31.894° NE	2025-07-13 11:24:35.053Z	83.13° E	18.23°	2025-07-13 11:27:35.053Z	120.019° SE
8 mins	2025-07-13 13:01:35.053Z	338.306° N	2025-07-13 13:05:35.053Z	256.866° W	34.912°	2025-07-13 13:09:35.053Z	203.293° SW
7 mins	2025-07-14 00:17:35.053Z	143.076° SSE	2025-07-14 00:20:35.053Z	84.771° E	32.967°	2025-07-14 00:24:35.053Z	21.325° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-14 01:58:35.053Z	242.583° WSW	2025-07-14 02:01:35.053Z	285.41° WNW	20.271°	2025-07-14 02:04:35.053Z	325.816° NNW

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