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IRIDIUM 115, 42806

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 115, 42806 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). 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

42806, 2017-039D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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)

2017-06-25 (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 12 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 115
1 42806U 17039D   25196.44801916  .00000293  00000-0  81132-4 0  9999
2 42806  86.4496 102.8597 0001877  66.5902 293.5496 14.43280660425690

Epoch: 2025-07-15T10:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T10:45:08.855Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

8.03041°

Altitude

750.21 km

Speed

7.48 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 51m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

48.10276°

Longitude

11.76811°

Altitude

754.016 km

Speed

7.483 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 04m 35s

Apparent Declination

13° 46' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:12:57

Azimuth

301.978° NW

Elevation

-14.062°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

745.967 km

Perigee altitude

743.293 km

Semi-major axis

7,122.767 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

86.4496°

RAAN

102.8597°

Arg. of periapsis

66.5902°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

293.5496°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.61052 °/min

Orbital period

99.71 mins

BSTAR

0.000081132

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IRIDIUM 115 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.
9 mins	2025-07-16 05:37:18.723Z	6.318° NNE	2025-07-16 05:42:18.723Z	98.62° ESE	40.051°	2025-07-16 05:46:18.723Z	162.593° S
8 mins	2025-07-16 18:29:18.723Z	191.3° SSW	2025-07-16 18:33:18.723Z	291.444° WNW	43.176°	2025-07-16 18:37:18.723Z	356.344° N

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