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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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IRIDIUM 138 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | OATK SSG Gilbert |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | ELITEBUS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 860 kg wet, 700 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 1 day ago
0 IRIDIUM 138
1 43071U 17083B 24347.65679527 .00000210 00000-0 67861-4 0 9996
2 43071 86.3982 192.2034 0002580 77.8185 282.3300 14.34216256365089Epoch: 2024-12-12T15:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-12T15:45:47.111Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | -126.07688° |
| Altitude | 780.329 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 12h 48m 48s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 75.9617° |
| Longitude | -112.19354° |
| Altitude | 788.85 km |
| Speed | 7.467 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 48m 11s |
| Apparent Declination | 23° 17' 53" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:49:33 |
| Azimuth | 0.352° NNE |
| Elevation | -26.785° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.482 km |
| Perigee altitude | 772.791 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.774 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000258 |
| Inclination | 86.3982° |
| RAAN | 192.2034° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 77.8185° |
| True anomaly | 282.30112° |
| Mean anomaly | 282.33° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 282.31556° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000067861 |
| Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2017 (2017-12-23 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 135, 43070 |
| IRIDIUM 138, 43071 |
| IRIDIUM 116, 43072 |
| IRIDIUM 130, 43073 |
| IRIDIUM 151, 43074 |
| IRIDIUM 134, 43075 |
| IRIDIUM 137, 43076 |
| IRIDIUM 141, 43077 |
| IRIDIUM 153, 43078 |
| IRIDIUM 131, 43079 |
IRIDIUM 138 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 5 mins | 2024-12-14 13:07:51.386Z | 106.372° ESE | 2024-12-14 13:09:51.386Z | 79.063° E | 17.048° | 2024-12-14 13:12:51.386Z | 41.622° NE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-14 14:46:51.386Z | 209.415° SW | 2024-12-14 14:49:51.386Z | 267.199° W | 37.006° | 2024-12-14 14:54:51.386Z | 350.457° N |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-15 01:16:51.386Z | 19.148° NNE | 2024-12-15 01:20:51.386Z | 92.579° ESE | 32.738° | 2024-12-15 01:24:51.386Z | 149.87° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-15 02:58:51.386Z | 309.772° NW | 2024-12-15 03:00:51.386Z | 279.919° WNW | 20.195° | 2024-12-15 03:03:51.386Z | 238.359° WSW |
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