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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). 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

42961, 2017-061G

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 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 10 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 132
1 42961U 17061G   25181.44896624 -.00000002  00000-0 -76194-5 0  9993
2 42961  86.4000 172.2514 0002210  84.9599 275.1849 14.34217464404407

Epoch: 2025-06-30T10:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T10:46:30.683Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

91.86494°

Altitude

780.576 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 29m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-51.90814°

Longitude

87.11523°

Altitude

799.036 km

Speed

7.452 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 07m 57s

Apparent Declination

-69° 44' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:10:59

Azimuth

153.684° SSE

Elevation

-47.03°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.213 km

Perigee altitude

773.052 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

86.4°

RAAN

172.2514°

Arg. of periapsis

84.9599°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

275.1849°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000076194

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IRIDIUM 132 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.
5 mins	2025-06-30 22:38:49.095Z	107.955° ESE	2025-06-30 22:40:49.095Z	84.497° E	14.02°	2025-06-30 22:43:49.095Z	48.078° ENE
8 mins	2025-07-01 00:17:49.095Z	198.795° SSW	2025-07-01 00:21:49.095Z	296.536° NW	40.482°	2025-07-01 00:25:49.095Z	353.165° N
7 mins	2025-07-01 10:48:49.095Z	28.584° NE	2025-07-01 10:51:49.095Z	80.464° E	28.799°	2025-07-01 10:55:49.095Z	141.141° SSE
6 mins	2025-07-01 12:29:49.095Z	318.084° NNW	2025-07-01 12:32:49.095Z	269.089° W	23.47°	2025-07-01 12:35:49.095Z	228.265° WSW

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