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IRIDIUM 28, 24948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 28, 24948 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

24948, 1997-051E

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 (28 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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 28
1 24948U 97051E   26038.04617776  .00000420  00000-0  13333-3 0  9998
2 24948  86.3927  42.6657 0002550  79.3142 280.8343 14.37610849487585

Epoch: 2026-02-07T01:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-07T01:06:29.758Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-111.13362°

Altitude

769.117 km

Speed

7.47 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 50m 39s

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

15:38:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

765.184 km

Perigee altitude

761.542 km

Semi-major axis

7,141.5 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

86.3927°

RAAN

42.6657°

Arg. of periapsis

79.3142°

True anomaly

280.8056°

Mean anomaly

280.8343°

Eccentric anomaly

280.81995°

Mean motion

3.59633 °/min

Orbital period

100.1 mins

BSTAR

0.00013333

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

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 35680

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IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34159

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 35628

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34097

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34651

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 34652

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 36012

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 37548

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 35848

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 38228

IRIDIUM 33 DEB, 40996

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IRIDIUM 28 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.
8 mins	2026-02-08 00:37:30.891Z	172.403° S	2026-02-08 00:40:30.891Z	124.193° SE	43.7°	2026-02-08 00:45:30.891Z	6.308° NNE
5 mins	2026-02-08 11:07:30.891Z	48.606° ENE	2026-02-08 11:09:30.891Z	76.651° E	17.471°	2026-02-08 11:12:30.891Z	115.354° SE
8 mins	2026-02-08 12:46:30.891Z	340.578° N	2026-02-08 12:50:30.891Z	262.17° W	36.138°	2026-02-08 12:54:30.891Z	202.411° SSW

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IRIDIUM 28, 24948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-07T01:06:29.758Z)

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Orbital elements

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

IRIDIUM 28 Visibility forecast

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