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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

13 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 13 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 117
1 42808U 17039F   25183.58299772 -.00000024  00000-0 -15506-4 0  9999
2 42808  86.3994 139.7498 0002363  79.7736 280.3726 14.34217426419867

Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:59:31.003Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

9.0086°

Altitude

780.415 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 18m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-7.34898°

Longitude

8.31356°

Altitude

781.825 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 54m 41s

Apparent Declination

-30° 30' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:06:22

Azimuth

262.986° W

Elevation

-43.229°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.323 km

Perigee altitude

772.942 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

86.3994°

RAAN

139.7498°

Arg. of periapsis

79.7736°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

280.3726°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.000015506

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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.
9 mins	2025-07-03 08:59:12.456Z	5.664° NNE	2025-07-03 09:03:12.456Z	59.53° ENE	41.204°	2025-07-03 09:08:12.456Z	166.242° S
4 mins	2025-07-03 10:42:12.456Z	300.9° NW	2025-07-03 10:44:12.456Z	275.961° WNW	13.359°	2025-07-03 10:46:12.456Z	252.984° W
4 mins	2025-07-03 20:18:12.456Z	94.15° ESE	2025-07-03 20:19:12.456Z	81.265° E	14.403°	2025-07-03 20:22:12.456Z	45.431° ENE
8 mins	2025-07-03 21:56:12.456Z	200.757° SSW	2025-07-03 21:59:12.456Z	255.006° W	40.224°	2025-07-03 22:04:12.456Z	353.487° N

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