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). 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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Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 106
1 41917U 17003A 25260.09127645 .00000083 00000-0 22467-4 0 9998
2 41917 86.4021 202.6055 0002678 81.4226 278.7274 14.34218361454060
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T02:11:26.285Z)
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Orbital elements
Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 2017 (2017-01-14 UTC)
IRIDIUM 106 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. |
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9 mins | 2025-09-17 20:43:10.333Z | 176.221° S | 2025-09-17 20:48:10.333Z | 33.742° NE | 43.526° | 2025-09-17 20:52:10.333Z | 5.344° NNE |
6 mins | 2025-09-18 07:15:10.333Z | 39.357° NE | 2025-09-18 07:18:10.333Z | 81.084° E | 18.997° | 2025-09-18 07:21:10.333Z | 119.664° SE |
8 mins | 2025-09-18 08:55:10.333Z | 338.11° N | 2025-09-18 08:59:10.333Z | 262.213° W | 34.31° | 2025-09-18 09:03:10.333Z | 205.29° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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