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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

Country

Related business

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 (9 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, 4.8 m

Radar Cross Section

10.154 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 126
1 42809U 17039G   26128.17128449 -.00000002  00000-0 -76399-5 0  9991
2 42809  86.4000  10.3693 0002166  88.9328 271.2116 14.34217506464218

Epoch: 2026-05-08T04:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-08T04:06:38.979Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

82.69998°

Altitude

780.687 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 41m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:07:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.182 km

Perigee altitude

773.083 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.769 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

86.4°

RAAN

10.3693°

Arg. of periapsis

88.9328°

True anomaly

271.18678°

Mean anomaly

271.2116°

Eccentric anomaly

271.19919°

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000076399

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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.
8 mins	2026-05-08 15:57:00.192Z	143.562° SSE	2026-05-08 16:01:00.192Z	87.322° E	28.037°	2026-05-08 16:05:00.192Z	26.68° NE
7 mins	2026-05-08 17:39:00.192Z	235.844° WSW	2026-05-08 17:42:00.192Z	284.035° WNW	24.371°	2026-05-08 17:46:00.192Z	336.936° NNW
8 mins	2026-05-09 04:09:00.192Z	4.155° NNE	2026-05-09 04:12:00.192Z	63.966° ENE	43.992°	2026-05-09 04:17:00.192Z	172.805° S

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IRIDIUM 126, 42809

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-08T04:06:38.979Z)

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