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IRIDIUM 126, 42809

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 126, 42809 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

42809, 2017-039G

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)

2017-06-25 (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 7 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 126
1 42809U 17039G   25182.91068343 -.00000010  00000-0 -10778-4 0  9995
2 42809  86.3995 140.0758 0002404  83.9574 276.1896 14.34217380419743

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:51:23.048Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-107.96959°

Altitude

780.534 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 20m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

50.07708°

Longitude

67.61395°

Altitude

784.56 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 08m 22s

Apparent Declination

15° 44' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:50:58

Azimuth

54.996° ENE

Elevation

-14.037°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.352 km

Perigee altitude

772.913 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

86.3995°

RAAN

140.0758°

Arg. of periapsis

83.9574°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

276.1896°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.000010778

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IRIDIUM 126 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	2025-07-02 08:29:27.124Z	27.679° NE	2025-07-02 08:32:27.124Z	70.359° E	25.17°	2025-07-02 08:36:27.124Z	132.535° SE
7 mins	2025-07-02 10:10:27.124Z	326.448° NNW	2025-07-02 10:13:27.124Z	278.731° WNW	26.926°	2025-07-02 10:17:27.124Z	219.783° SW
8 mins	2025-07-02 21:25:27.124Z	163.971° S	2025-07-02 21:29:27.124Z	65.28° ENE	40.649°	2025-07-02 21:33:27.124Z	11.259° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-02 23:08:27.124Z	263.704° W	2025-07-02 23:10:27.124Z	288.986° WNW	14.127°	2025-07-02 23:12:27.124Z	313.225° NW

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