IRIDIUM 104, 41922
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 104, 41922 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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, 4.8 m
Radar Cross Section
10.154 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 104
1 41922U 17003F 25353.48594962 -.00000087 00000-0 -38152-4 0 9994
2 41922 86.3994 163.5616 0001509 90.0626 270.0743 14.34217167467517Epoch: 2025-12-19T11:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T11:39:46.047Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-99.70668°
Altitude
780.719 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 54m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:13:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
775.713 km
Perigee altitude
773.554 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.771 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
86.3994°
RAAN
163.5616°
Arg. of periapsis
90.0626°
True anomaly
270.05701°
Mean anomaly
270.0743°
Eccentric anomaly
270.06565°
Mean motion
3.58783 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
-0.000038152
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Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 2017 (2017-01-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.IRIDIUM 104 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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| 4 mins | 2025-12-19 22:18:35.988Z | 46.658° ENE | 2025-12-19 22:20:35.988Z | 70.408° E | 13.576° | 2025-12-19 22:22:35.988Z | 95.241° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2025-12-19 23:58:35.988Z | 346.955° N | 2025-12-20 00:01:35.988Z | 299.968° NW | 41.13° | 2025-12-20 00:06:35.988Z | 191.672° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2025-12-20 11:14:35.988Z | 131.19° SE | 2025-12-20 11:17:35.988Z | 82.392° E | 26.123° | 2025-12-20 11:21:35.988Z | 27.037° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-12-20 12:55:35.988Z | 235.541° WSW | 2025-12-20 12:58:35.988Z | 288.958° WNW | 26.008° | 2025-12-20 13:02:35.988Z | 339.986° N |
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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