IRIDIUM 117, 42808
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 117, 42808 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 117 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 14 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 14 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 117
1 42808U 17039F 24361.13822439 .00000816 00000-0 28420-3 0 9994
2 42808 86.3977 218.4100 0001661 86.1821 273.9565 14.34218095392851Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:19:02.587Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 73.5273° |
| Altitude | 780.635 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 33m 38s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 30.85683° |
| Longitude | -108.86211° |
| Altitude | 781.181 km |
| Speed | 7.466 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 27m 02s |
| Apparent Declination | -2° 16' 25" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 16:46:40 |
| Azimuth | 30.732° NE |
| Elevation | -48.247° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.819 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.442 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.767 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001661 |
| Inclination | 86.3977° |
| RAAN | 218.41° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 86.1821° |
| True anomaly | 273.93751° |
| Mean anomaly | 273.9565° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 273.94701° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0002842 |
| 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 117 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 01:40:21.030Z | 35.067° NE | 2024-12-27 01:43:21.030Z | 72.43° E | 17.739° | 2024-12-27 01:46:21.030Z | 112.579° SE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 03:21:21.030Z | 337.405° NNW | 2024-12-27 03:24:21.030Z | 281.516° WNW | 36.205° | 2024-12-27 03:29:21.030Z | 200.926° SSW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 14:36:21.030Z | 147.019° SSE | 2024-12-27 14:40:21.030Z | 76.242° E | 31.901° | 2024-12-27 14:44:21.030Z | 20.528° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 16:18:21.030Z | 245.018° WSW | 2024-12-27 16:21:21.030Z | 290.618° WNW | 20.698° | 2024-12-27 16:24:21.030Z | 329.159° NNW |
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