IRIDIUM 100, 42956
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 100, 42956 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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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 100
1 42956U 17061B 26095.81479936 .00000062 00000-0 15244-4 0 9998
2 42956 86.3957 55.4310 0002221 89.0122 271.1328 14.34217956444405TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T19:33:18.664Z)
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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2017 (2017-10-09 UTC)
IRIDIUM 100 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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| 7 mins | 2026-04-06 20:47:43.118Z | 132.688° SE | 2026-04-06 20:51:43.118Z | 80.199° E | 21.972° | 2026-04-06 20:54:43.118Z | 37.853° NE |
| 8 mins | 2026-04-06 22:28:43.118Z | 219.991° SW | 2026-04-06 22:31:43.118Z | 268.285° W | 30.493° | 2026-04-06 22:36:43.118Z | 344.546° N |
| 8 mins | 2026-04-07 08:58:43.118Z | 11.253° NNE | 2026-04-07 09:02:43.118Z | 93.938° ESE | 39.158° | 2026-04-07 09:06:43.118Z | 159.786° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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