IRIDIUM 132, 42961
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 132, 42961 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 132 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 132
1 42961U 17061G 24361.44609469 .00000569 00000-0 19595-3 0 9997
2 42961 86.3967 249.9214 0001781 86.6829 273.4571 14.34219405377740Epoch: 2024-12-26T10:42Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T10:42:22.581Z)
| Latitude | 0.00004° |
| Longitude | -6.09806° |
| Altitude | 780.636 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 39m 41s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 5.81962° |
| Longitude | 173.3471° |
| Altitude | 780.119 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 20m 18s |
| Apparent Declination | -18° 08' 55" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:56:43 |
| Azimuth | 68.651° E |
| Elevation | -49.947° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.9 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.352 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.763 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001781 |
| Inclination | 86.3967° |
| RAAN | 249.9214° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 86.6829° |
| True anomaly | 273.43673° |
| Mean anomaly | 273.4571° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 273.44691° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00019595 |
| 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 132 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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| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 04:01:42.808Z | 24.632° NE | 2024-12-27 04:05:42.808Z | 78.747° E | 23.779° | 2024-12-27 04:09:42.808Z | 133.244° SE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 05:43:42.808Z | 324.522° NNW | 2024-12-27 05:46:42.808Z | 269.219° W | 28.655° | 2024-12-27 05:50:42.808Z | 214.597° SW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 16:58:42.808Z | 158.147° S | 2024-12-27 17:01:42.808Z | 97.676° ESE | 39.485° | 2024-12-27 17:06:42.808Z | 12.087° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 18:41:42.808Z | 267.759° W | 2024-12-27 18:42:42.808Z | 281.073° WNW | 15.378° | 2024-12-27 18:45:42.808Z | 318.515° NNW |
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