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IRIDIUM 114, 41923

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 114, 41923 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

41923, 2017-003G

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

Iridium Communications Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

OATK SSG Gilbert

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

ELITEBUS, Unknown motor

Mass

860 kg wet, 700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-01-14 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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 7 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 114
1 41923U 17003G   25195.60613694  .00000121  00000-0  36134-4 0  9992
2 41923  86.3955 229.4517 0002315  84.9010 275.2450 14.34218096444869

Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:32:50.231Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

78.52981°

Altitude

780.566 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 17m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

82.08488°

Longitude

-128.38221°

Altitude

789.656 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 44m 05s

Apparent Declination

28° 15' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:13:18

Azimuth

352.717° N

Elevation

-21.456°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.286 km

Perigee altitude

772.975 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.768 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

86.3955°

RAAN

229.4517°

Arg. of periapsis

84.901°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

275.245°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000036134

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IRIDIUM 114 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.
9 mins	2025-07-15 02:22:45.388Z	157.476° SSE	2025-07-15 02:26:45.388Z	104.422° ESE	35.277°	2025-07-15 02:31:45.388Z	16.457° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-15 04:05:45.388Z	250.006° W	2025-07-15 04:07:45.388Z	276.588° WNW	17.886°	2025-07-15 04:11:45.388Z	327.616° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-15 14:34:45.388Z	351.998° N	2025-07-15 14:38:45.388Z	232.052° WSW	43.442°	2025-07-15 14:42:45.388Z	186.312° SSW

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