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IRIDIUM 111, 41926

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 111, 41926 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

41926, 2017-003K

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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 (9 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, 4.8 m

Radar Cross Section

10.154 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 111
1 41926U 17003K   26089.07312814  .00000085  00000-0  23390-4 0  9998
2 41926  86.3938 121.4648 0002216  94.6693 265.4756 14.34217904481918

Epoch: 2026-03-30T01:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-30T01:45:18.271Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-92.33124°

Altitude

780.843 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 05m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:10:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.216 km

Perigee altitude

773.046 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.768 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

86.3938°

RAAN

121.4648°

Arg. of periapsis

94.6693°

True anomaly

265.45029°

Mean anomaly

265.4756°

Eccentric anomaly

265.46294°

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.00002339

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IRIDIUM 111 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	2026-03-30 14:03:17.359Z	5.063° NNE	2026-03-30 14:07:17.359Z	66.387° ENE	42.263°	2026-03-30 14:12:17.359Z	168.106° S
8 mins	2026-03-31 03:00:17.359Z	203.481° SW	2026-03-31 03:03:17.359Z	264.276° W	39.759°	2026-03-31 03:08:17.359Z	353.086° N

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IRIDIUM 111, 41926

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-30T01:45:18.271Z)

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