IRIDIUM 106, 41917
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 106, 41917 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 14 Jan 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 106 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 106
1 41917U 17003A 24339.97057919 .00000203 00000-0 65601-4 0 9998
2 41917 86.3951 322.2211 0001962 83.1432 276.9987 14.34217164413052Epoch: 2024-12-04T23:17Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-04T23:17:38.042Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | -101.4455° |
| Altitude | 780.549 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 28m 53s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -24.16731° |
| Longitude | 79.97431° |
| Altitude | 787.57 km |
| Speed | 7.458 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 12h 16m 54s |
| Apparent Declination | -70° 01' 13" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:15:40 |
| Azimuth | 160.31° S |
| Elevation | -28.244° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.037 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.23 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.771 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001962 |
| Inclination | 86.3951° |
| RAAN | 322.2211° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 83.1432° |
| True anomaly | 276.97638° |
| Mean anomaly | 276.9987° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 276.98754° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000065601 |
| Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 2017 (2017-01-14 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 106, 41917 |
| IRIDIUM 103, 41918 |
| IRIDIUM 109, 41919 |
| IRIDIUM 102, 41920 |
| IRIDIUM 105, 41921 |
| IRIDIUM 104, 41922 |
| IRIDIUM 114, 41923 |
| IRIDIUM 108, 41924 |
| IRIDIUM 112, 41925 |
| IRIDIUM 111, 41926 |
IRIDIUM 106 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2024-12-05 11:35:18.834Z | 346.903° N | 2024-12-05 11:40:18.834Z | 253.9° W | 38.641° | 2024-12-05 11:44:18.834Z | 197.582° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-05 22:52:18.834Z | 137.452° SSE | 2024-12-05 22:55:18.834Z | 86.121° E | 29.243° | 2024-12-05 22:59:18.834Z | 25.201° NE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-06 00:33:18.834Z | 237.928° WSW | 2024-12-06 00:36:18.834Z | 284.943° WNW | 23.3° | 2024-12-06 00:40:18.834Z | 336.387° NNW |
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