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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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IRIDIUM 117 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 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 | 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 10 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 117
1 42808U 17039F 25018.58044694 .00000092 00000-0 25831-4 0 9992
2 42808 86.3970 208.6172 0001952 100.4981 259.6435 14.34217707396214Epoch: 2025-01-18T13:55Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-18T13:55:50.615Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -118.57139° |
| Altitude | 780.97 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 54m 28s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -15.11255° |
| Longitude | -119.71427° |
| Altitude | 784.465 km |
| Speed | 7.46 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 24m 28s |
| Apparent Declination | -26° 50' 37" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:48:31 |
| Azimuth | 327.535° NNW |
| Elevation | -74.945° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.028 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.236 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.769 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001952 |
| Inclination | 86.397° |
| RAAN | 208.6172° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 100.4981° |
| True anomaly | 259.6215° |
| Mean anomaly | 259.6435° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 259.6325° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000025831 |
| Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 2017 (2017-06-25 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 113, 42803 |
| IRIDIUM 123, 42804 |
| IRIDIUM 120, 42805 |
| IRIDIUM 115, 42806 |
| IRIDIUM 118, 42807 |
| IRIDIUM 117, 42808 |
| IRIDIUM 126, 42809 |
| IRIDIUM 124, 42810 |
| IRIDIUM 128, 42811 |
| IRIDIUM 121, 42812 |
IRIDIUM 117 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2025-01-19 00:33:26.448Z | 3.028° NNE | 2025-01-19 00:37:26.448Z | 65.591° ENE | 43.558° | 2025-01-19 00:42:26.448Z | 171.403° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-01-19 11:51:26.448Z | 104.981° ESE | 2025-01-19 11:53:26.448Z | 78.193° E | 16.378° | 2025-01-19 11:56:26.448Z | 41.666° NE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-19 13:30:26.448Z | 207.93° SW | 2025-01-19 13:33:26.448Z | 269.102° W | 38.032° | 2025-01-19 13:38:26.448Z | 351.536° N |
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