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
Orbit
Last TLE update
16 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Trap Box + 2 Pan, 9.4 m
Radar Cross Section
14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 118
1 42807U 17039E 25128.58637748 .00000076 00000-0 20244-4 0 9996
2 42807 86.3992 162.7559 0002269 91.0995 269.0460 14.34217720411966Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:04:23.014Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
85.00526°
Altitude
780.746 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 51m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
67.50597°
Longitude
-103.96023°
Altitude
787.936 km
Speed
7.467 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 34m 02s
Apparent Declination
20° 06' 51"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:48:35
Azimuth
19.774° NNE
Elevation
-27.502°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 2017 (2017-06-25 UTC)
IRIDIUM 118 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 10 mins | 2025-05-09 14:04:52.808Z | 4.834° NNE | 2025-05-09 14:09:52.808Z | 85.063° E | 41.359° | 2025-05-09 14:14:52.808Z | 166.124° S |
| 9 mins | 2025-05-10 03:01:52.808Z | 196.994° SSW | 2025-05-10 03:05:52.808Z | 277.457° WNW | 41.25° | 2025-05-10 03:10:52.808Z | 355.154° N |
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