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IRIDIUM 134, 43075

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 134, 43075 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

43075, 2017-083F

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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, 4.8 m

Radar Cross Section

10.154 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 134
1 43075U 17083F   26124.66040723  .00000017  00000-0 -92995-6 0  9990
2 43075  86.3977 340.2706 0002271  86.0916 274.0539 14.34217708437860

Epoch: 2026-05-04T15:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T15:50:59.184Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-120.02242°

Altitude

780.604 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 41m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:08:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.256 km

Perigee altitude

773.007 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.769 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

86.3977°

RAAN

340.2706°

Arg. of periapsis

86.0916°

True anomaly

274.02794°

Mean anomaly

274.0539°

Eccentric anomaly

274.04092°

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-9.2995e-7

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IRIDIUM 134 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.
6 mins	2026-05-05 13:45:36.775Z	117.801° SE	2026-05-05 13:48:36.775Z	77.734° E	18.338°	2026-05-05 13:51:36.775Z	39.698° NE
8 mins	2026-05-05 15:25:36.775Z	213.425° SW	2026-05-05 15:28:36.775Z	271.171° WNW	35.317°	2026-05-05 15:33:36.775Z	349.205° N
8 mins	2026-05-06 01:55:36.775Z	17.672° NNE	2026-05-06 01:59:36.775Z	96.366° ESE	34.389°	2026-05-06 02:03:36.775Z	153.012° SSE
5 mins	2026-05-06 03:37:36.775Z	307.564° NW	2026-05-06 03:39:36.775Z	278.583° WNW	18.808°	2026-05-06 03:42:36.775Z	239.361° WSW

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IRIDIUM 134, 43075

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T15:50:59.184Z)

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Orbital elements

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IRIDIUM 134 Visibility forecast

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