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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, 4.7 m

Radar Cross Section

14.423 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   25243.09846180  .00000080  00000-0  21360-4 0  9994
2 43075  86.3912  83.3367 0002315  93.3946 266.7515 14.34217801402521

Epoch: 2025-08-31T02:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T02:21:47.099Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

68.36717°

Altitude

780.812 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 33m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:59:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.287 km

Perigee altitude

772.976 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.769 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

86.3912°

RAAN

83.3367°

Arg. of periapsis

93.3946°

True anomaly

266.72502°

Mean anomaly

266.7515°

Eccentric anomaly

266.73826°

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.00002136

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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.
8 mins	2025-09-01 00:42:22.282Z	21.739° NNE	2025-09-01 00:46:22.282Z	75.399° E	25.694°	2025-09-01 00:50:22.282Z	134.94° SE
7 mins	2025-09-01 02:24:22.282Z	323.731° NNW	2025-09-01 02:27:22.282Z	273.251° WNW	26.605°	2025-09-01 02:31:22.282Z	218.561° SW
8 mins	2025-09-01 13:39:22.282Z	163.586° S	2025-09-01 13:42:22.282Z	109.602° ESE	41.076°	2025-09-01 13:47:22.282Z	10.382° NNE
4 mins	2025-09-01 15:22:22.282Z	266.778° W	2025-09-01 15:24:22.282Z	292.21° WNW	13.829°	2025-09-01 15:26:22.282Z	315.681° NNW