IRIDIUM 107, 42960
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 107, 42960 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 107 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 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 10 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 107
1 42960U 17061F 24361.43974785 .00000662 00000-0 22935-3 0 9997
2 42960 86.3964 249.9407 0001579 85.9883 274.1493 14.34217241377744Epoch: 2024-12-26T10:33Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T10:33:14.214Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | -3.78765° |
| Altitude | 780.638 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 39m 45s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 64.63248° |
| Longitude | 3.62418° |
| Altitude | 787.834 km |
| Speed | 7.466 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 10h 52m 08s |
| Apparent Declination | 33° 34' 54" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:16:59 |
| Azimuth | 328.175° NNW |
| Elevation | -8.229° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.763 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.504 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.77 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001579 |
| Inclination | 86.3964° |
| RAAN | 249.9407° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 85.9883° |
| True anomaly | 274.13125° |
| Mean anomaly | 274.1493° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 274.14028° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00022935 |
| 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 107 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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| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 03:53:04.809Z | 32.168° NE | 2024-12-27 03:56:04.809Z | 70.736° E | 20.017° | 2024-12-27 04:00:04.809Z | 124.368° SE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 05:34:04.809Z | 333.957° NNW | 2024-12-27 05:37:04.809Z | 282.305° WNW | 32.971° | 2024-12-27 05:42:04.809Z | 205.856° SW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 16:49:04.809Z | 152.705° SSE | 2024-12-27 16:53:04.809Z | 76.758° E | 35.133° | 2024-12-27 16:57:04.809Z | 17.9° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 18:31:04.809Z | 247.228° WSW | 2024-12-27 18:34:04.809Z | 288.724° WNW | 18.41° | 2024-12-27 18:37:04.809Z | 326.207° NNW |
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