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IRIDIUM 115, 42806

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 115, 42806 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
42806, 2017-039D
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
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 9 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 115
1 42806U 17039D   25128.91978011  .00000252  00000-0  68902-4 0  9992
2 42806  86.4475 131.0790 0002543 107.4669 252.6810 14.43281103415959
Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:04:29.001Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-67.0252°
Altitude
751.283 km
Speed
7.479 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 44m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
44.48038°
Longitude
109.34234°
Altitude
752.887 km
Speed
7.483 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 44m 34s
Apparent Declination
8° 00' 23"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:10:07
Azimuth
56.956° ENE
Elevation
-22.618°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
746.44 km
Perigee altitude
742.818 km
Semi-major axis
7,122.766 km
Eccentricity
0.0002543
Inclination
86.4475°
RAAN
131.079°
Arg. of periapsis
107.4669°
True anomaly
252.65318°
Mean anomaly
252.681°
Eccentric anomaly
252.66709°
Mean motion
3.61052 °/min
BSTAR
0.000068902
Orbital period
99.71 mins
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IRIDIUM 115 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-05-09 11:57:11.907Z6.685° NNE2025-05-09 12:02:11.907Z101.474° ESE39.717°2025-05-09 12:06:11.907Z162.433° S
8 mins2025-05-10 00:49:11.907Z191.015° SSW2025-05-10 00:53:11.907Z297.33° NW43.187°2025-05-10 00:57:11.907Z356.71° N
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