IRIDIUM 122, 42957
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 122, 42957 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 122 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 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 11 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 122
1 42957U 17061C 24361.42706555 .00000579 00000-0 19976-3 0 9998
2 42957 86.3967 249.8733 0001760 78.7387 281.4007 14.34218687377708Epoch: 2024-12-26T10:14Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T10:14:58.463Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 0.72309° |
| Altitude | 780.466 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 39m 29s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -72.43532° |
| Longitude | -10.88844° |
| Altitude | 805.568 km |
| Speed | 7.449 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 10h 43m 35s |
| Apparent Declination | -65° 49' 40" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 21:00:57 |
| Azimuth | 200.959° SSW |
| Elevation | -60.285° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.887 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.37 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.766 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000176 |
| Inclination | 86.3967° |
| RAAN | 249.8733° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 78.7387° |
| True anomaly | 281.38093° |
| Mean anomaly | 281.4007° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 281.39081° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00019976 |
| Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2017 (2017-10-09 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 133, 42955 |
| IRIDIUM 100, 42956 |
| IRIDIUM 122, 42957 |
| IRIDIUM 129, 42958 |
| IRIDIUM 119, 42959 |
| IRIDIUM 107, 42960 |
| IRIDIUM 132, 42961 |
| IRIDIUM 136, 42962 |
| IRIDIUM 139, 42963 |
| IRIDIUM 125, 42964 |
IRIDIUM 122 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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| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 03:35:55.642Z | 48.997° ENE | 2024-12-27 03:37:55.642Z | 73.667° E | 14.139° | 2024-12-27 03:39:55.642Z | 98.543° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 05:15:55.642Z | 344.705° N | 2024-12-27 05:18:55.642Z | 283.671° WNW | 41.175° | 2024-12-27 05:23:55.642Z | 192.439° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 16:31:55.642Z | 129.691° SE | 2024-12-27 16:34:55.642Z | 76.766° E | 26.708° | 2024-12-27 16:38:55.642Z | 24.797° NE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 18:11:55.642Z | 229.124° WSW | 2024-12-27 18:14:55.642Z | 273.327° WNW | 25.379° | 2024-12-27 18:18:55.642Z | 334.092° NNW |
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