Iridium Next SV129 - Norad ID: 42958
| Spacetrack Directory Name | IRIDIUM 129 |
| Alternative name | Iridium Next SV129 |
| Group | IRIDIUM |
| Follow IRIDIUM 129 | IRIDIUM 129 Tracker |
| Group follow IRIDIUM | Tracker IRIDIUM |
| Pass predictions IRIDIUM 129 | Pass predictions IRIDIUM 129 |
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| Days in orbit | 3288 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFWTR (Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 776 km |
| Apogee | 779 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 86.4° |
| Laps per day | 14 |
| Orbit | LEO (Polar) |
| Height IRIDIUM 129 | 789.86 km |
IRIDIUM 129, also known as Iridium Next SV129, is a communication and traffic monitoring satellite operated by IRIDS (Iridium). It was launched on October 9, 2017, from AFWTR SLC4E using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 3.1 meters in length, 1.5 meters in diameter, and a span of 9.4 meters. It features an EliteBus configuration with a dry mass of 700 kilograms and a launch mass of 860 kilograms. Equipped with L-band payload, Ka-band cross-links, downlinks, ADS-B payload, and AIS-receiver, the satellite is designed for a 10-year mission but planned to operate for up to 15 years. Its power system consists of two deployable solar arrays and batteries, and it has a half hex prism+2 pan shape.
satellite IRIDIUM 129 Date of exalting 09.10.2017y. Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 129 hundred 789.86 km. Average velocity IRIDIUM 129 is 26856.98 km/h. Inclination IRIDIUM 129 satellite 86.4°.