IRIDIUM 138, 43071
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 138, 43071 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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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 138
1 43071U 17083B 26192.73545363 .00000130 00000-0 39227-4 0 9991
2 43071 86.3997 311.4527 0002070 91.5923 268.5510 14.34217766447654TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-11T17:39:03.193Z)
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2017 (2017-12-23 UTC)
IRIDIUM 138 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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| 4 mins | 2026-07-12 07:12:03.898Z | 105.557° ESE | 2026-07-12 07:14:03.898Z | 81.401° E | 14.181° | 2026-07-12 07:16:03.898Z | 56.184° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2026-07-12 08:51:03.898Z | 199.988° SSW | 2026-07-12 08:54:03.898Z | 253.641° W | 40.482° | 2026-07-12 08:59:03.898Z | 353.787° N |
| 7 mins | 2026-07-12 19:22:03.898Z | 30.893° NE | 2026-07-12 19:25:03.898Z | 86.183° E | 28.783° | 2026-07-12 19:29:03.898Z | 142.762° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2026-07-12 21:03:03.898Z | 315.29° NNW | 2026-07-12 21:05:03.898Z | 283.616° WNW | 23.522° | 2026-07-12 21:09:03.898Z | 226.44° WSW |
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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