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IRIDIUM 24, 25105

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 24, 25105 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 20 Dec 1997 UTC via a DELTA 7920-10C 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

25105, 1997-082B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

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)

1997-12-20 (28 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 7920-10C

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 8.37 m

Radar Cross Section

5.666 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 24
1 25105U 97082B   25189.75154480  .00000347  00000-0  99485-4 0  9991
2 25105  86.3886  71.1532 0012029  17.3406 342.8202 14.42114573446320

Epoch: 2025-07-08T18:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T18:02:13.47Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-126.34496°

Altitude

746.388 km

Speed

7.486 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 44m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

65.34779°

Longitude

-118.87098°

Altitude

757.504 km

Speed

7.485 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 41m 34s

Apparent Declination

47° 28' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:10:09

Azimuth

14.762° NNE

Elevation

-0.42°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

757.047 km

Perigee altitude

739.901 km

Semi-major axis

7,126.611 km

Eccentricity

0.0012

Inclination

86.3886°

RAAN

71.1532°

Arg. of periapsis

17.3406°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

342.8202°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.6076 °/min

Orbital period

99.79 mins

BSTAR

0.000099485

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Other satellites on launch #82 in the year 1997 (1997-12-20 UTC)

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IRIDIUM 47, 25106 (Decayed)

IRIDIUM 48, 25107 (Decayed)

IRIDIUM 49, 25108 (Decayed)

DELTA 2 R/B, 25109 (Decayed)

IRIDIUM 47 DEB, 25141 (Decayed)

IRIDIUM 47 DEB, 40248 (Decayed)

IRIDIUM 47 DEB, 40249

IRIDIUM 47 DEB, 40250 (Decayed)

IRIDIUM 47 DEB, 40251

IRIDIUM 47 DEB, 40252 (Decayed)

IRIDIUM 47 DEB, 40253 (Decayed)

IRIDIUM 47 DEB, 40254

IRIDIUM 47 DEB, 40255

IRIDIUM 24 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.
8 mins	2025-07-09 17:28:15.169Z	220.313° SW	2025-07-09 17:32:15.169Z	277.17° WNW	26.438°	2025-07-09 17:36:15.169Z	337.414° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-10 03:56:15.169Z	12.249° NNE	2025-07-10 03:59:15.169Z	83.255° E	40.938°	2025-07-10 04:04:15.169Z	165.586° S

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