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IRIDIUM 125, 42964

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 125, 42964 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

42964, 2017-061K

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 125
1 42964U 17061K   25181.89294936 -.00000003  00000-0 -80770-5 0  9999
2 42964  86.4003 172.1817 0002766  81.5704 278.5805 14.34217442404501

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:25:50.824Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-68.4763°

Altitude

780.424 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 28m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

37.03849°

Longitude

108.66002°

Altitude

781.934 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 19m 37s

Apparent Declination

1° 53' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:05:49

Azimuth

65.571° ENE

Elevation

-23.668°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.611 km

Perigee altitude

772.654 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

86.4003°

RAAN

172.1817°

Arg. of periapsis

81.5704°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

278.5805°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.000008077

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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2017 (2017-10-09 UTC)

IRIDIUM 125 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 11:24:01.475Z	1.76° NNE	2025-07-01 11:29:01.475Z	131.418° SE	43.184°	2025-07-01 11:33:01.475Z	171.95° S
5 mins	2025-07-01 22:42:01.475Z	109.456° ESE	2025-07-01 22:44:01.475Z	83.3° E	16.76°	2025-07-01 22:47:01.475Z	44.613° NE
8 mins	2025-07-02 00:21:01.475Z	206.924° SW	2025-07-02 00:25:01.475Z	295.052° NW	36.767°	2025-07-02 00:29:01.475Z	349.656° N

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