IRIDIUM 105, 41921
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 105, 41921 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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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
14 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
Shape & HBR
Trap Box + 2 Pan, 9.4 m
Radar Cross Section
14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 105
1 41921U 17003E 25183.55765638 .00000167 00000-0 52404-4 0 9995
2 41921 86.3989 202.9368 0002612 89.9153 270.2342 14.34213508445024Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:23:01.511Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
81.34346°
Altitude
780.725 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 31m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-23.13829°
Longitude
-97.37323°
Altitude
787.258 km
Speed
7.459 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 24m 20s
Apparent Declination
-31° 37' 22"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:28:34
Azimuth
62.447° ENE
Elevation
-74.59°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 2017 (2017-01-14 UTC)
IRIDIUM 105 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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-07-03 13:24:20.961Z | 359.063° N | 2025-07-03 13:28:20.961Z | 29.564° NE | 44.667° | 2025-07-03 13:33:20.961Z | 177.008° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-04 00:42:20.961Z | 107.687° ESE | 2025-07-04 00:44:20.961Z | 78.367° E | 18.847° | 2025-07-04 00:47:20.961Z | 39.633° NE |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-04 02:21:20.961Z | 214.317° SW | 2025-07-04 02:24:20.961Z | 269.968° W | 34.596° | 2025-07-04 02:29:20.961Z | 348.451° N |
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