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IRIDIUM 108, 41924

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 108, 41924 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

41924, 2017-003H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 108
1 41924U 17003H   25183.56447270 -.00000047  00000-0 -23893-4 0  9997
2 41924  86.3984 202.8341 0001991  89.8605 270.2819 14.34217224444995

Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:32:50.441Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

78.78017°

Altitude

780.713 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 31m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

3.9481°

Longitude

-101.71481°

Altitude

780.245 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 18m 31s

Apparent Declination

-17° 06' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:30:52

Azimuth

39.699° NE

Elevation

-62.325°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.057 km

Perigee altitude

773.209 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

86.3984°

RAAN

202.8341°

Arg. of periapsis

89.8605°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

270.2819°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.000023893

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IRIDIUM 108 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.
8 mins	2025-07-03 13:34:37.863Z	352.864° N	2025-07-03 13:38:37.863Z	240.622° WSW	43.991°	2025-07-03 13:42:37.863Z	185.622° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-04 00:51:37.863Z	118.897° SE	2025-07-04 00:53:37.863Z	87.892° E	22.663°	2025-07-04 00:57:37.863Z	32.19° NE
7 mins	2025-07-04 02:31:37.863Z	226.767° WSW	2025-07-04 02:34:37.863Z	283.325° WNW	29.781°	2025-07-04 02:38:37.863Z	341.35° N

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