IRIDIUM 121, 42812
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 121, 42812 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 121 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 17 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 | 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 17 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 121
1 42812U 17039K 24347.64753369 .00000001 00000-0 -66878-5 0 9992
2 42812 86.3992 224.1100 0001797 85.7852 274.3549 14.34216622390776Epoch: 2024-12-12T15:32Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-12T15:32:26.91Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | -90.82699° |
| Altitude | 780.624 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 56m 26s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -45.04963° |
| Longitude | -94.70972° |
| Altitude | 795.943 km |
| Speed | 7.454 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 16h 35m 13s |
| Apparent Declination | -46° 19' 40" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 06:34:05 |
| Azimuth | 116.403° SE |
| Elevation | -67.532° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.921 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.35 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.772 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001797 |
| Inclination | 86.3992° |
| RAAN | 224.11° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 85.7852° |
| True anomaly | 274.33437° |
| Mean anomaly | 274.3549° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 274.34463° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0000066878 |
| Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 2017 (2017-06-25 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 113, 42803 |
| IRIDIUM 123, 42804 |
| IRIDIUM 120, 42805 |
| IRIDIUM 115, 42806 |
| IRIDIUM 118, 42807 |
| IRIDIUM 117, 42808 |
| IRIDIUM 126, 42809 |
| IRIDIUM 124, 42810 |
| IRIDIUM 128, 42811 |
| IRIDIUM 121, 42812 |
IRIDIUM 121 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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| 4 mins | 2024-12-13 15:08:33.038Z | 101.477° ESE | 2024-12-13 15:10:33.038Z | 77.536° E | 13.204° | 2024-12-13 15:12:33.038Z | 53.64° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-13 16:46:33.038Z | 194.263° SSW | 2024-12-13 16:50:33.038Z | 269.03° W | 42.219° | 2024-12-13 16:55:33.038Z | 356.011° N |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-14 03:17:33.038Z | 25.961° NE | 2024-12-14 03:20:33.038Z | 70.023° E | 27° | 2024-12-14 03:25:33.038Z | 142.344° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-14 04:58:33.038Z | 324.282° NNW | 2024-12-14 05:01:33.038Z | 278.1° WNW | 25.068° | 2024-12-14 05:05:33.038Z | 222.305° SW |
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