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IRIDIUM 113, 42803

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 113, 42803 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 25 Jun 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

42803, 2017-039A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 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)

2017-06-25 (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 11 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 113
1 42803U 17039A   25188.86295387  .00000015  00000-0 -17588-5 0  9990
2 42803  86.3974 106.1206 0002462  85.3376 274.8101 14.34217746421838

Epoch: 2025-07-07T20:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T20:42:39.214Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-130.60899°

Altitude

780.571 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 04m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-41.30895°

Longitude

52.35308°

Altitude

794.885 km

Speed

7.454 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 39m 23s

Apparent Declination

-83° 47' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:52:44

Azimuth

186.939° SSW

Elevation

-36.921°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.393 km

Perigee altitude

772.871 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.769 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

86.3974°

RAAN

106.1206°

Arg. of periapsis

85.3376°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

274.8101°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000017588

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IRIDIUM 113 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	2025-07-08 18:35:07.329Z	159.646° S	2025-07-08 18:40:07.329Z	77.4° E	36.582°	2025-07-08 18:44:07.329Z	16.676° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-08 20:19:07.329Z	259.45° W	2025-07-08 20:21:07.329Z	287.844° WNW	17.412°	2025-07-08 20:24:07.329Z	324.853° NNW
9 mins	2025-07-09 06:47:07.329Z	351.407° N	2025-07-09 06:51:07.329Z	258.96° W	43.549°	2025-07-09 06:56:07.329Z	186.74° SSW

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