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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

20 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 20 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 116
1 43072U 17083C   25193.51207379  .00000051  00000-0  11162-4 0  9990
2 43072  86.3966 104.0266 0001940  84.6218 275.5199 14.34217708395482

Epoch: 2025-07-12T12:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T12:17:23.175Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-10.96855°

Altitude

780.585 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 56m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-3.92791°

Longitude

-11.5646°

Altitude

781.208 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 39m 43s

Apparent Declination

-21° 18' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:47:18

Azimuth

42.719° NE

Elevation

-66.473°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.019 km

Perigee altitude

773.244 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.769 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

86.3966°

RAAN

104.0266°

Arg. of periapsis

84.6218°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

275.5199°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000011162

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-13 18:31:53.672Z	179.391° S	2025-07-13 18:36:53.672Z	101.573° ESE	44.943°	2025-07-13 18:41:53.672Z	3.405° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-14 05:04:53.672Z	43.582° NE	2025-07-14 05:06:53.672Z	72.87° E	20.372°	2025-07-14 05:10:53.672Z	125.847° SE
7 mins	2025-07-14 06:44:53.672Z	332.496° NNW	2025-07-14 06:47:53.672Z	278.239° WNW	32.749°	2025-07-14 06:51:53.672Z	210.72° SW

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