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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). 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

43072, 2017-083C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 (7 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 1 day ago

0 IRIDIUM 116
1 43072U 17083C   25169.93031947  .00000184  00000-0  58770-4 0  9998
2 43072  86.3966 113.8815 0002198  78.0239 282.1203 14.34220604392101

Epoch: 2025-06-18T22:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T22:19:39.602Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-128.4388°

Altitude

780.379 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 35m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

79.38691°

Longitude

-109.3826°

Altitude

789.476 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 20m 44s

Apparent Declination

34° 54' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:23:00

Azimuth

347.839° N

Elevation

-14.008°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.194 km

Perigee altitude

773.05 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.759 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

86.3966°

RAAN

113.8815°

Arg. of periapsis

78.0239°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

282.1203°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58784 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.00005877

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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2017 (2017-12-23 UTC)

IRIDIUM 116 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.
9 mins	2025-06-20 08:23:23.889Z	356.739° N	2025-06-20 08:28:23.889Z	191.743° SSW	44.271°	2025-06-20 08:32:23.889Z	180.416° SSW
6 mins	2025-06-20 19:41:23.889Z	114.061° SE	2025-06-20 19:43:23.889Z	84.571° E	20.393°	2025-06-20 19:47:23.889Z	33.042° NE
8 mins	2025-06-20 21:20:23.889Z	215.017° SW	2025-06-20 21:24:23.889Z	288.935° WNW	32.324°	2025-06-20 21:28:23.889Z	344.884° N

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