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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

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 111
1 41926U 17003K   25183.85965545  .00000020  00000-0  14691-6 0  9998
2 41926  86.3965 234.2816 0002168  89.0365 271.1079 14.34217165443254

Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:37:54.23Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

3.67093°

Altitude

780.69 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 37m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

79.18631°

Longitude

164.40175°

Altitude

789.519 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 17m 19s

Apparent Declination

25° 27' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:32:56

Azimuth

3.876° NNE

Elevation

-24.533°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.184 km

Perigee altitude

773.083 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.771 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

86.3965°

RAAN

234.2816°

Arg. of periapsis

89.0365°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

271.1079°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

1.4691e-7

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-03 05:08:42.357Z	241.319° WSW	2025-07-03 05:11:42.357Z	280.836° WNW	19.152°	2025-07-03 05:14:42.357Z	322.008° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-03 15:38:42.357Z	353.727° N	2025-07-03 15:41:42.357Z	319.749° NNW	44.007°	2025-07-03 15:46:42.357Z	183.463° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-04 02:54:42.357Z	124.13° SE	2025-07-04 02:57:42.357Z	80.313° E	21.914°	2025-07-04 03:00:42.357Z	37.968° NE

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