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IRIDIUM 135, 43070

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 135, 43070 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 23 Dec 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

43070, 2017-083A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 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)

2017-12-23 (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 6 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 135
1 43070U 17083A   25182.49499042 -.00000030  00000-0 -17612-4 0  9998
2 43070  86.3970 108.6407 0001969  87.5067 272.6354 14.34217366393880

Epoch: 2025-07-01T11:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T11:52:47.172Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

10.65452°

Altitude

780.655 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 14m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-64.54861°

Longitude

-161.89067°

Altitude

803.687 km

Speed

7.45 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 29m 07s

Apparent Declination

-53° 44' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:42:06

Azimuth

206.002° SW

Elevation

-74.051°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.041 km

Perigee altitude

773.225 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

86.397°

RAAN

108.6407°

Arg. of periapsis

87.5067°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

272.6354°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.000017612

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IRIDIUM 135 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.
7 mins	2025-07-01 18:42:24.315Z	129.979° SE	2025-07-01 18:46:24.315Z	74.117° E	21.727°	2025-07-01 18:49:24.315Z	34.851° NE
7 mins	2025-07-01 20:23:24.315Z	222.881° SW	2025-07-01 20:26:24.315Z	277.345° WNW	30.825°	2025-07-01 20:30:24.315Z	340.812° N
8 mins	2025-07-02 06:53:24.315Z	13.031° NNE	2025-07-02 06:56:24.315Z	63.573° ENE	38.524°	2025-07-02 07:01:24.315Z	160.929° S
4 mins	2025-07-02 08:35:24.315Z	302.961° NW	2025-07-02 08:37:24.315Z	276.374° WNW	15.468°	2025-07-02 08:39:24.315Z	251.495° W

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