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IRIDIUM 124, 42810

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 124, 42810 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
42810, 2017-039H
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
20 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)
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 20 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 124
1 42810U 17039H   25128.43761853  .00000560  00000-0  16062-3 0  9999
2 42810  86.4455  99.5905 0002579  91.9382 268.2114 14.43282043416737
Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:30:10.24Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
75.53971°
Altitude
750.797 km
Speed
7.479 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 38m 21s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
84.22767°
Longitude
112.86154°
Altitude
759.572 km
Speed
7.482 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 34m 20s
Apparent Declination
31° 23' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:00:45
Azimuth
352.46° N
Elevation
-18.26°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
746.463 km
Perigee altitude
742.789 km
Semi-major axis
7,122.763 km
Eccentricity
0.0002579
Inclination
86.4455°
RAAN
99.5905°
Arg. of periapsis
91.9382°
True anomaly
268.18186°
Mean anomaly
268.2114°
Eccentric anomaly
268.19663°
Mean motion
3.61053 °/min
BSTAR
0.00016062
Orbital period
99.71 mins
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IRIDIUM 124 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
8 mins2025-05-09 10:22:51.132Z350.739° N2025-05-09 10:26:51.132Z252.559° W43.045°2025-05-09 10:30:51.132Z188.847° SSW
6 mins2025-05-09 21:35:51.132Z116.424° SE2025-05-09 21:37:51.132Z84.152° E21.947°2025-05-09 21:41:51.132Z30.544° NE
7 mins2025-05-09 23:14:51.132Z224.268° SW2025-05-09 23:17:51.132Z279.189° WNW29.607°2025-05-09 23:21:51.132Z340.833° N
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