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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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 106
1 41917U 17003A 25256.95169413 .00000164 00000-0 51483-4 0 9997
2 41917 86.4016 203.9156 0002699 83.5911 276.5592 14.34218273453618
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T22:50:26.372Z)
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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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7 mins | 2025-09-14 07:47:47.921Z | 27.885° NE | 2025-09-14 07:51:47.921Z | 85.528° E | 23.125° | 2025-09-14 07:54:47.921Z | 127.381° SE |
8 mins | 2025-09-14 09:28:47.921Z | 330.946° NNW | 2025-09-14 09:31:47.921Z | 284.739° WNW | 29.064° | 2025-09-14 09:36:47.921Z | 211.867° SW |
8 mins | 2025-09-14 20:43:47.921Z | 160.225° S | 2025-09-14 20:47:47.921Z | 80.533° E | 39.009° | 2025-09-14 20:51:47.921Z | 14.606° NNE |
5 mins | 2025-09-14 22:26:47.921Z | 259.574° W | 2025-09-14 22:28:47.921Z | 285.992° WNW | 15.79° | 2025-09-14 22:31:47.921Z | 322.284° NNW |
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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