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
Orbit
Last TLE update
16 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
Shape & HBR
Trap Box + 2 Pan, 9.4 m
Radar Cross Section
14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 124
1 42810U 17039H 25181.75302519 .00000248 00000-0 67751-4 0 9998
2 42810 86.4477 77.2970 0002073 79.0093 281.1341 14.43282594424423Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:04:21.376Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-112.85038°
Altitude
750.453 km
Speed
7.479 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 09m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-79.18449°
Longitude
85.72566°
Altitude
777.214 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 51m 57s
Apparent Declination
-69° 09' 58"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:53:16
Azimuth
190.291° SSW
Elevation
-59.724°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 2017 (2017-06-25 UTC)
IRIDIUM 124 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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-07-01 17:28:51.610Z | 175.218° S | 2025-07-01 17:32:51.610Z | 126.19° SE | 44.036° | 2025-07-01 17:37:51.610Z | 5.52° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-02 03:57:51.610Z | 55.271° ENE | 2025-07-02 03:58:51.610Z | 69.299° E | 16.394° | 2025-07-02 04:01:51.610Z | 109.868° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-02 05:36:51.610Z | 335.967° NNW | 2025-07-02 05:39:51.610Z | 265.379° W | 36.853° | 2025-07-02 05:43:51.610Z | 201.437° SSW |
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