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IRIDIUM 118, 42807

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 118, 42807 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

42807, 2017-039E

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, 9.4 m

Radar Cross Section

14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 118
1 42807U 17039E   25181.88951438  .00000107  00000-0  31070-4 0  9997
2 42807  86.3990 140.4956 0002461  88.4209 271.7269 14.34215640419605

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:20:54.042Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-98.92242°

Altitude

780.672 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 21m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-36.06131°

Longitude

-101.73608°

Altitude

792.382 km

Speed

7.456 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 53m 08s

Apparent Declination

-37° 47' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:32:19

Azimuth

295.935° NW

Elevation

-85.426°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.399 km

Perigee altitude

772.878 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.776 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

86.399°

RAAN

140.4956°

Arg. of periapsis

88.4209°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

271.7269°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.00003107

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IRIDIUM 118 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.
10 mins	2025-07-01 09:38:07.263Z	352.232° N	2025-07-01 09:43:07.263Z	276.709° WNW	42.988°	2025-07-01 09:48:07.263Z	188.531° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-01 20:56:07.263Z	125.162° SE	2025-07-01 20:59:07.263Z	74.626° E	24.519°	2025-07-01 21:02:07.263Z	32.786° NE
7 mins	2025-07-01 22:36:07.263Z	227.18° WSW	2025-07-01 22:39:07.263Z	275.784° WNW	27.611°	2025-07-01 22:43:07.263Z	337.195° NNW

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