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IRIDIUM 107, 42960

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 107, 42960 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

42960, 2017-061F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 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 18 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 107
1 42960U 17061F   25181.51239249 -.00000021  00000-0 -14723-4 0  9994
2 42960  86.4001 172.2428 0002398  76.2310 283.9152 14.34217334404414

Epoch: 2025-06-30T12:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T12:17:50.711Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

68.96037°

Altitude

780.307 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 28m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.10528°

Longitude

68.70899°

Altitude

780.067 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 28m 16s

Apparent Declination

-22° 22' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:21:07

Azimuth

279.631° WNW

Elevation

-46.875°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.348 km

Perigee altitude

772.918 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

86.4001°

RAAN

172.2428°

Arg. of periapsis

76.231°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

283.9152°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.000014723

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IRIDIUM 107 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.
8 mins	2025-07-01 10:38:17.151Z	21.72° NNE	2025-07-01 10:42:17.151Z	72.782° E	24.594°	2025-07-01 10:46:17.151Z	132.358° SE
7 mins	2025-07-01 12:20:17.151Z	326.269° NNW	2025-07-01 12:23:17.151Z	276.338° WNW	27.721°	2025-07-01 12:27:17.151Z	217.951° SW
8 mins	2025-07-01 23:35:17.151Z	161.918° S	2025-07-01 23:38:17.151Z	113.959° SE	39.736°	2025-07-01 23:43:17.151Z	11.805° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-02 01:18:17.151Z	264.564° W	2025-07-02 01:20:17.151Z	290.515° WNW	14.589°	2025-07-02 01:22:17.151Z	314.798° NW

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