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IRIDIUM 120, 42805

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 120, 42805 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
42805, 2017-039C
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
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 (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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 120
1 42805U 17039C   26262.90989731  .00000049  00000-0  10473-4 0  9995
2 42805  86.3907 282.3524 0002142  90.8873 269.2568 14.34217704484753
Epoch: 2026-09-19T21:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T21:50:15.127Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-44.02229°
Altitude
780.738 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 49m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:11:37
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
776.164 km
Perigee altitude
773.1 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.769 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
86.3907°
RAAN
282.3524°
Arg. of periapsis
90.8873°
True anomaly
269.23226°
Mean anomaly
269.2568°
Eccentric anomaly
269.24453°
Mean motion
3.58783 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
0.000010473
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