Showing default

IRIDIUM 130, 43073

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 130, 43073 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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/43073?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/43073?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

43073, 2017-083D

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)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 130
1 43073U 17083D   25181.89878661  .00000056  00000-0  12805-4 0  9997
2 43073  86.3977 109.1212 0002140  74.2445 285.8986 14.34217860393768

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:34:15.163Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-133.64397°

Altitude

780.298 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 16m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

85.15261°

Longitude

-86.40555°

Altitude

789.966 km

Speed

7.466 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 15m 54s

Apparent Declination

32° 48' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:43:42

Azimuth

6.105° NNE

Elevation

-16.984°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.162 km

Perigee altitude

773.101 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.768 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

86.3977°

RAAN

109.1212°

Arg. of periapsis

74.2445°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

285.8986°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000012805

Loading maneuver chart data...

Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...

Loading historical data...

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

IRIDIUM 130 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	2025-07-01 19:27:00.724Z	168.077° S	2025-07-01 19:31:00.724Z	116.389° SE	41.228°	2025-07-01 19:36:00.724Z	10.016° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-02 06:00:00.724Z	54.869° ENE	2025-07-02 06:02:00.724Z	81.926° E	15.592°	2025-07-02 06:04:00.724Z	106.687° ESE
8 mins	2025-07-02 07:39:00.724Z	343.152° N	2025-07-02 07:43:00.724Z	253.221° W	38.629°	2025-07-02 07:47:00.724Z	197.492° SSW

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in ascending order

Check out IRIDIUM 130, 43073 on other resources

View IRIDIUM 130, 43073 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View IRIDIUM 130, 43073 on Heavens-Above

View IRIDIUM 130, 43073 on Keep Track

View IRIDIUM 130, 43073 on Celestrak

View IRIDIUM 130, 43073 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.