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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

12 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, 4.7 m

Radar Cross Section

14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 113
1 42803U 17039A   25199.46776894 -.00000026  00000-0 -16358-4 0  9991
2 42803  86.3965 101.6886 0002306  81.8099 278.3358 14.34217325423357

Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:13:35.236Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-3.22702°

Altitude

780.481 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 46m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

86.34052°

Longitude

98.20362°

Altitude

789.868 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 01m 25s

Apparent Declination

34° 23' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:09:43

Azimuth

1.78° NNE

Elevation

-15.669°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.282 km

Perigee altitude

772.984 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

86.3965°

RAAN

101.6886°

Arg. of periapsis

81.8099°

True anomaly

278.30965°

Mean anomaly

278.3358°

Eccentric anomaly

278.32273°

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.000016358

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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 2017 (2017-06-25 UTC)

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.
7 mins	2025-07-19 04:33:08.134Z	30.473° NE	2025-07-19 04:37:08.134Z	82.344° E	19.256°	2025-07-19 04:40:08.134Z	120.747° SE
8 mins	2025-07-19 06:14:08.134Z	337.192° NNW	2025-07-19 06:18:08.134Z	260.146° W	33.77°	2025-07-19 06:22:08.134Z	205.535° SW
7 mins	2025-07-19 17:30:08.134Z	145.937° SSE	2025-07-19 17:33:08.134Z	86.78° E	34.271°	2025-07-19 17:37:08.134Z	20.371° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-19 19:12:08.134Z	254.541° W	2025-07-19 19:14:08.134Z	284.255° WNW	19.297°	2025-07-19 19:17:08.134Z	324.256° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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