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IRIDIUM 133, 42955

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 133, 42955 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 09 Oct 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

42955, 2017-061A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 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)

2017-10-09 (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 16 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 133
1 42955U 17061A   25191.65419787 -.00000050  00000-0 -24867-4 0  9993
2 42955  86.4010 168.0073 0002163  84.5149 275.6293 14.34217304405826

Epoch: 2025-07-10T15:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T15:42:02.695Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

3.67869°

Altitude

780.568 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 12m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-71.93573°

Longitude

-165.5449°

Altitude

805.896 km

Speed

7.449 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 26m 37s

Apparent Declination

-69° 30' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:14:02

Azimuth

163.032° S

Elevation

-57.202°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.18 km

Perigee altitude

773.086 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

86.401°

RAAN

168.0073°

Arg. of periapsis

84.5149°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

275.6293°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.000024867

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IRIDIUM 133 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.
8 mins	2025-07-11 10:42:34.226Z	354.099° N	2025-07-11 10:46:34.226Z	218.061° SW	43.994°	2025-07-11 10:50:34.226Z	183.631° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-11 21:59:34.226Z	116.135° SE	2025-07-11 22:01:34.226Z	85.223° E	21.872°	2025-07-11 22:05:34.226Z	31.916° NE
8 mins	2025-07-11 23:38:34.226Z	217.714° SW	2025-07-11 23:42:34.226Z	287.248° WNW	30.621°	2025-07-11 23:46:34.226Z	343.09° N

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