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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

13 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 13 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 116
1 43072U 17083C   25182.20957343  .00000090  00000-0  25139-4 0  9999
2 43072  86.3968 108.7502 0002026  80.2602 279.8823 14.34217853393865

Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:01:47.144Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

113.79546°

Altitude

780.469 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 15m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-84.9802°

Longitude

-20.9422°

Altitude

807.781 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 05m 20s

Apparent Declination

-65° 17' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:39:03

Azimuth

186.338° SSW

Elevation

-64.341°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.08 km

Perigee altitude

773.182 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.768 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

86.3968°

RAAN

108.7502°

Arg. of periapsis

80.2602°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

279.8823°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000025139

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-01 18:33:22.430Z	124.373° SE	2025-07-01 18:37:22.430Z	73.182° E	18.324°	2025-07-01 18:40:22.430Z	37.006° NE
8 mins	2025-07-01 20:13:22.430Z	209.115° SW	2025-07-01 20:17:22.430Z	281.35° WNW	35.128°	2025-07-01 20:21:22.430Z	345.831° N
8 mins	2025-07-02 06:44:22.430Z	19.448° NNE	2025-07-02 06:47:22.430Z	72.861° E	34.765°	2025-07-02 06:52:22.430Z	154.623° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-02 08:26:22.430Z	303.72° NW	2025-07-02 08:28:22.430Z	274.028° WNW	18.542°	2025-07-02 08:31:22.430Z	236.935° WSW

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