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IRIDIUM 29, 24944

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 29, 24944 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 14 Sep 1997 UTC via a PROTON-K/17S40 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

24944, 1997-051A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Iridium Communications Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

MOTO/LMMS

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

LM700, Unknown motor

Mass

662 kg wet, 556 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1997-09-14 (29 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/17S40

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 4.0 m

Radar Cross Section

5.666 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 29
1 24944U 97051A   26313.31011190  .00000405  00000-0  13054-3 0  9991
2 24944  86.3911 289.7026 0002426  87.1487 272.9988 14.36873245526513

Epoch: 2026-11-09T07:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T07:26:33.668Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

129.57382°

Altitude

771.812 km

Speed

7.468 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 18m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

20:28:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

767.542 km

Perigee altitude

764.076 km

Semi-major axis

7,143.946 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

86.3911°

RAAN

289.7026°

Arg. of periapsis

87.1487°

True anomaly

272.97104°

Mean anomaly

272.9988°

Eccentric anomaly

272.98492°

Mean motion

3.59448 °/min

Orbital period

100.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00013054

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IRIDIUM 29 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.
6 mins	2026-11-10 00:18:01.860Z	243.04° WSW	2026-11-10 00:21:01.860Z	284.64° WNW	20.713°	2026-11-10 00:24:01.860Z	324.763° NNW
10 mins	2026-11-10 10:45:01.860Z	356.107° N	2026-11-10 10:50:01.860Z	269.772° W	84.419°	2026-11-10 10:55:01.860Z	181.457° SSW
6 mins	2026-11-10 22:02:01.860Z	115.32° SE	2026-11-10 22:04:01.860Z	86.199° E	21.726°	2026-11-10 22:08:01.860Z	33.693° NE
8 mins	2026-11-10 23:41:01.860Z	215.665° SW	2026-11-10 23:45:01.860Z	291.437° WNW	38.754°	2026-11-10 23:49:01.860Z	345.334° N

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IRIDIUM 29, 24944

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T07:26:33.668Z)

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Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 1997 (1997-09-14 UTC)

IRIDIUM 29 Visibility forecast

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