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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 (9 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   26282.68610154  .00000061  00000-0  14679-4 0  9997
2 43075  86.3909 274.1871 0002191  88.6220 271.5226 14.34217334460518

Epoch: 2026-10-09T16:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-09T16:27:59.173Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

8.88652°

Altitude

780.678 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 16m 44s

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

00:40:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.2 km

Perigee altitude

773.066 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

86.3909°

RAAN

274.1871°

Arg. of periapsis

88.622°

True anomaly

271.4975°

Mean anomaly

271.5226°

Eccentric anomaly

271.51005°

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000014679

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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.
9 mins	2026-10-10 11:27:26.338Z	4.773° NNE	2026-10-10 11:32:26.338Z	106.926° ESE	62.979°	2026-10-10 11:36:26.338Z	165.971° S
4 mins	2026-10-10 22:46:26.338Z	96.871° ESE	2026-10-10 22:47:26.338Z	84.154° E	15.042°	2026-10-10 22:50:26.338Z	47.45° ENE
8 mins	2026-10-11 00:24:26.338Z	200.212° SSW	2026-10-11 00:28:26.338Z	296.77° NW	56.798°	2026-10-11 00:32:26.338Z	352.587° N

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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: 2026-10-09T16:27:59.173Z)

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