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IRIDIUM 100, 42956

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 100, 42956 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). 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 100 details

Identifier	42956, 2017-061B
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	10 hours ago
Origin	Iridium (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 (7 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 10 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 100
1 42956U 17061B   24361.45878074  .00000042  00000-0  80527-5 0  9993
2 42956  86.3966 249.8613 0001833  85.1965 274.9440 14.34216710377701

Epoch: 2024-12-26T11:00Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T11:00:38.655Z)

Latitude	-0.00006°
Longitude	-10.73765°
Altitude	780.609 km
Speed	7.464 km/s
True Right ascension	16h 39m 26s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-86.39422°
Longitude	-94.64665°
Altitude	807.734 km
Speed	7.448 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	08h 15m 28s
Apparent Declination	-65° 01' 43"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	20:01:15
Azimuth	183.526° SSW
Elevation	-64.804°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	775.946 km
Perigee altitude	773.324 km
Semi-major axis	7,152.772 km
Eccentricity	0.0001833
Inclination	86.3966°
RAAN	249.8613°
Arg. of periapsis	85.1965°
True anomaly	274.92307°
Mean anomaly	274.944°
Eccentric anomaly	274.93354°
Mean motion	3.58783 °/min
BSTAR	0.0000080527
Orbital period	100.34 mins

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IRIDIUM 100 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	2024-12-27 04:19:23.998Z	13.752° NNE	2024-12-27 04:24:23.998Z	88.821° E	31.952°	2024-12-27 04:28:23.998Z	147.855° SSE
6 mins	2024-12-27 06:02:23.998Z	311.852° NW	2024-12-27 06:04:23.998Z	281.932° WNW	20.894°	2024-12-27 06:08:23.998Z	229.729° WSW
8 mins	2024-12-27 17:16:23.998Z	178.244° S	2024-12-27 17:20:23.998Z	35.979° NE	44.641°	2024-12-27 17:24:23.998Z	3.99° NNE

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