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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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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IRIDIUM 124 details

Identifier	42810, 2017-039H
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	10 hours ago
Origin	Iridium (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 (7 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 10 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 124
1 42810U 17039H   24347.94155277  .00000046  00000-0  78036-5 0  9994
2 42810  86.4509 160.8061 0001643 101.3718 258.7667 14.43279260395608

Epoch: 2024-12-12T22:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-12T22:35:50.159Z)

Latitude	-0.00007°
Longitude	99.73244°
Altitude	750.977 km
Speed	7.479 km/s
True Right ascension	10h 43m 13s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-84.30982°
Longitude	61.31104°
Altitude	777.48 km
Speed	7.464 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	18h 26m 08s
Apparent Declination	-69° 10' 31"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	06:40:39
Azimuth	177.365° S
Elevation	-60.677°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	745.805 km
Perigee altitude	743.465 km
Semi-major axis	7,122.772 km
Eccentricity	0.0001643
Inclination	86.4509°
RAAN	160.8061°
Arg. of periapsis	101.3718°
True anomaly	258.74823°
Mean anomaly	258.7667°
Eccentric anomaly	258.75747°
Mean motion	3.61052 °/min
BSTAR	0.0000078036
Orbital period	99.71 mins

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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 2017 (2017-06-25 UTC)

IRIDIUM 124 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined

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	2024-12-13 12:01:06.321Z	166.021° S	2024-12-13 12:05:06.321Z	114.86° SE	39.754°	2024-12-13 12:10:06.321Z	11.297° NNE
8 mins	2024-12-14 00:09:06.321Z	346.054° N	2024-12-14 00:12:06.321Z	275.415° WNW	42.053°	2024-12-14 00:17:06.321Z	190.258° SSW

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