IRIDIUM 116, 43072
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 116, 43072 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 116 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours 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 7 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 116
1 43072U 17083C 24348.11346216 .00000267 00000-0 88329-4 0 9999
2 43072 86.3992 192.3104 0001818 91.0210 269.1194 14.34216802365182Epoch: 2024-12-13T02:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-13T02:43:23.13Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 69.17992° |
| Altitude | 780.742 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 12h 49m 14s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 1.88826° |
| Longitude | 69.18144° |
| Altitude | 780.452 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 26m 02s |
| Apparent Declination | -27° 18' 42" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 07:55:32 |
| Azimuth | 99.184° ESE |
| Elevation | -33.819° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.935 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.334 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.772 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001818 |
| Inclination | 86.3992° |
| RAAN | 192.3104° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 91.021° |
| True anomaly | 269.09857° |
| Mean anomaly | 269.1194° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 269.10898° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000088329 |
| 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 116 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2024-12-13 14:33:46.628Z | 188.237° SSW | 2024-12-13 14:37:46.628Z | 269.701° W | 44.16° | 2024-12-13 14:42:46.628Z | 359.056° N |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-14 01:05:46.628Z | 39.646° NE | 2024-12-14 01:07:46.628Z | 71.872° E | 24.19° | 2024-12-14 01:11:46.628Z | 131.413° SE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-14 02:45:46.628Z | 327.176° NNW | 2024-12-14 02:48:46.628Z | 277.56° WNW | 28.103° | 2024-12-14 02:52:46.628Z | 217.721° SW |
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