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IRIDIUM 133, 42955

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 133, 42955 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 09 Oct 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

42955, 2017-061A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Iridium Communications Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

OATK SSG Gilbert

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

ELITEBUS, Unknown motor

Mass

860 kg wet, 700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-10-09 (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 9 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 133
1 42955U 17061A   25181.88660604 -.00000012  00000-0 -11456-4 0  9991
2 42955  86.4001 172.0840 0002204  85.5781 274.5666 14.34217401404427

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:16:42.761Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-66.28415°

Altitude

780.594 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 28m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-33.93406°

Longitude

115.96606°

Altitude

791.561 km

Speed

7.456 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 30m 33s

Apparent Declination

-48° 50' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:16:28

Azimuth

122.114° SE

Elevation

-49.631°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.209 km

Perigee altitude

773.056 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

86.4001°

RAAN

172.084°

Arg. of periapsis

85.5781°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

274.5666°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.000011456

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IRIDIUM 133 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.
9 mins	2025-07-01 11:14:39.087Z	5.419° NNE	2025-07-01 11:19:39.087Z	99.765° ESE	41.155°	2025-07-01 11:23:39.087Z	164.149° S
4 mins	2025-07-01 22:33:39.087Z	98.052° ESE	2025-07-01 22:35:39.087Z	72.749° E	13.899°	2025-07-01 22:37:39.087Z	49.219° ENE
8 mins	2025-07-02 00:11:39.087Z	197.891° SSW	2025-07-02 00:15:39.087Z	291.693° WNW	40.935°	2025-07-02 00:19:39.087Z	353.13° N

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