IRIDIUM 128, 42811
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 128, 42811 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
14 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 14 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 128
1 42811U 17039J 25128.69128324 .00000223 00000-0 72520-4 0 9996
2 42811 86.4023 194.1778 0002686 99.8959 260.2540 14.34218087412003Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:35:26.871Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
78.55769°
Altitude
781.043 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 56m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-27.44938°
Longitude
-99.83034°
Altitude
788.655 km
Speed
7.458 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 56m 20s
Apparent Declination
-34° 05' 41"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:05:53
Azimuth
72.682° E
Elevation
-74.978°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 2017 (2017-06-25 UTC)
IRIDIUM 128 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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-05-09 16:36:58.258Z | 352.729° N | 2025-05-09 16:40:58.258Z | 274.308° WNW | 44.034° | 2025-05-09 16:45:58.258Z | 185.533° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-05-10 03:53:58.258Z | 122.448° SE | 2025-05-10 03:56:58.258Z | 74.331° E | 22.911° | 2025-05-10 03:59:58.258Z | 33.986° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-05-10 05:33:58.258Z | 224.823° SW | 2025-05-10 05:36:58.258Z | 276.6° WNW | 29.417° | 2025-05-10 05:40:58.258Z | 339.228° N |
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