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IRIDIUM 117, 42808

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 117, 42808 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

42808, 2017-039F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 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 7 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 117
1 42808U 17039F   25182.11785856  .00000006  00000-0 -49940-5 0  9999
2 42808  86.3992 140.3615 0002372  80.4714 279.6750 14.34217698419666

Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:49:42.979Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

178.51451°

Altitude

780.433 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 21m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

81.27511°

Longitude

-157.53764°

Altitude

789.516 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 47m 58s

Apparent Declination

26° 46' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:32:47

Azimuth

356.311° N

Elevation

-23.211°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.328 km

Perigee altitude

772.935 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.769 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

86.3992°

RAAN

140.3615°

Arg. of periapsis

80.4714°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

279.675°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.000004994

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

IRIDIUM 117 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.
8 mins	2025-07-01 10:06:25.670Z	337.239° NNW	2025-07-01 10:10:25.670Z	277.888° WNW	30.839°	2025-07-01 10:14:25.670Z	213.663° SW
8 mins	2025-07-01 21:22:25.670Z	156.009° SSE	2025-07-01 21:26:25.670Z	70.015° E	37.029°	2025-07-01 21:30:25.670Z	15.16° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-01 23:05:25.670Z	262.175° W	2025-07-01 23:07:25.670Z	290.267° WNW	16.73°	2025-07-01 23:09:25.670Z	316.07° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-02 09:33:25.670Z	349.936° N	2025-07-02 09:37:25.670Z	246.693° WSW	42.762°	2025-07-02 09:41:25.670Z	189.362° SSW

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