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IRIDIUM 126, 42809

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 126, 42809 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

42809, 2017-039G

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 126
1 42809U 17039G   25181.86415546  .00000003  00000-0 -58397-5 0  9990
2 42809  86.3995 140.5129 0002402  84.3846 275.7624 14.34217501419597

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:44:23.031Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-89.75091°

Altitude

780.547 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 22m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

44.13987°

Longitude

-86.47632°

Altitude

783.031 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 57m 34s

Apparent Declination

5° 09' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:18:05

Azimuth

346.264° N

Elevation

-44.019°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.351 km

Perigee altitude

772.914 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.769 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

86.3995°

RAAN

140.5129°

Arg. of periapsis

84.3846°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

275.7624°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000058397

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IRIDIUM 126 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	2025-07-01 09:01:56.263Z	8.837° NNE	2025-07-01 09:06:56.263Z	99.531° ESE	38.037°	2025-07-01 09:10:56.263Z	158.822° S
5 mins	2025-07-01 10:44:56.263Z	305.673° NW	2025-07-01 10:46:56.263Z	278.99° WNW	16.133°	2025-07-01 10:49:56.263Z	242.896° WSW
8 mins	2025-07-01 21:58:56.263Z	191.561° SSW	2025-07-01 22:02:56.263Z	308.588° NW	42.874°	2025-07-01 22:06:56.263Z	356.958° N
7 mins	2025-07-02 08:29:56.263Z	32.167° NE	2025-07-02 08:32:56.263Z	80.326° E	25.467°	2025-07-02 08:36:56.263Z	136.237° SSE

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