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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.

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Identifier

43073, 2017-083D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 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 (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 18 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 130
1 43073U 17083D   25128.52587069  .00000041  00000-0  76778-5 0  9991
2 43073  86.3949 131.4253 0002587  97.7263 262.4226 14.34217476386115

Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:37Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:37:15.227Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

75.51674°

Altitude

780.964 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 45m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-67.95899°

Longitude

66.29648°

Altitude

805.143 km

Speed

7.449 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 36m 48s

Apparent Declination

-60° 38' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:52:13

Azimuth

209.238° SW

Elevation

-63.746°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.483 km

Perigee altitude

772.782 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.0002587

Inclination

86.3949°

RAAN

131.4253°

Arg. of periapsis

97.7263°

True anomaly

262.39322°

Mean anomaly

262.4226°

Eccentric anomaly

262.40791°

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

BSTAR

0.0000076778

Orbital period

100.34 mins

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IRIDIUM 130 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.
5 mins	2025-05-09 10:59:21.055Z	45.362° ENE	2025-05-09 11:01:21.055Z	70.095° E	15.087°	2025-05-09 11:04:21.055Z	107.512° ESE
8 mins	2025-05-09 12:39:21.055Z	343.6° N	2025-05-09 12:42:21.055Z	293.991° NW	39.23°	2025-05-09 12:47:21.055Z	195.673° SSW
7 mins	2025-05-09 23:55:21.055Z	134.708° SE	2025-05-09 23:58:21.055Z	82.44° E	28.391°	2025-05-10 00:02:21.055Z	25.031° NE
6 mins	2025-05-10 01:36:21.055Z	238.541° WSW	2025-05-10 01:39:21.055Z	288.026° WNW	23.923°	2025-05-10 01:42:21.055Z	330.466° NNW

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