IRIDIUM 123, 42804
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 123, 42804 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 25 Jun 2017 UTC via an FALCON 9 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 123 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | OATK SSG Gilbert |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | ELITEBUS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 860 kg wet, 700 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 13 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 123
1 42804U 17039B 24361.15725202 .00000347 00000-0 11696-3 0 9998
2 42804 86.3978 218.4387 0001725 87.3439 272.7954 14.34220335392831Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:46:26.574Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | 66.68729° |
| Altitude | 780.65 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 33m 45s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 3.48385° |
| Longitude | 66.67222° |
| Altitude | 780.15 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 11h 53m 10s |
| Apparent Declination | -43° 48' 35" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 16:33:26 |
| Azimuth | 224.563° SW |
| Elevation | -14.802° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.857 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.389 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.76 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001725 |
| Inclination | 86.3978° |
| RAAN | 218.4387° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 87.3439° |
| True anomaly | 272.77566° |
| Mean anomaly | 272.7954° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 272.78553° |
| Mean motion | 3.58784 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00011696 |
| Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 2017 (2017-06-25 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 113, 42803 |
| IRIDIUM 123, 42804 |
| IRIDIUM 120, 42805 |
| IRIDIUM 115, 42806 |
| IRIDIUM 118, 42807 |
| IRIDIUM 117, 42808 |
| IRIDIUM 126, 42809 |
| IRIDIUM 124, 42810 |
| IRIDIUM 128, 42811 |
| IRIDIUM 121, 42812 |
IRIDIUM 123 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 02:07:08.563Z | 19.729° NNE | 2024-12-27 02:11:08.563Z | 77.107° E | 28.692° | 2024-12-27 02:15:08.563Z | 140.08° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 03:49:08.563Z | 319.656° NNW | 2024-12-27 03:52:08.563Z | 271.717° WNW | 23.663° | 2024-12-27 03:55:08.563Z | 229.377° WSW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 15:04:08.563Z | 170.138° S | 2024-12-27 15:07:08.563Z | 112.072° ESE | 43.462° | 2024-12-27 15:12:08.563Z | 7.11° NNE |
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