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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

Last TLE update

1 day 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)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 IRIDIUM 134
1 43075U 17083F   25174.58577796 -.00000015  00000-0 -12525-4 0  9998
2 43075  86.3972 111.9889 0002251  76.4196 283.7250 14.34217307392706

Epoch: 2025-06-23T14:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-23T14:03:31.215Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-10.8851°

Altitude

780.338 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 27m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.28631°

Longitude

163.84987°

Altitude

785.521 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 53m 03s

Apparent Declination

11° 49' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:57:32

Azimuth

326.242° NNW

Elevation

-31.721°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.243 km

Perigee altitude

773.023 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

86.3972°

RAAN

111.9889°

Arg. of periapsis

76.4196°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

283.725°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.000012525

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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	2025-06-24 20:18:49.335Z	178.96° S	2025-06-24 20:22:49.335Z	151.907° SSE	44.687°	2025-06-24 20:27:49.335Z	3.573° NNE
6 mins	2025-06-25 06:50:49.335Z	41.331° NE	2025-06-25 06:52:49.335Z	69.523° E	20.098°	2025-06-25 06:56:49.335Z	123.967° SE
8 mins	2025-06-25 08:30:49.335Z	334.266° NNW	2025-06-25 08:33:49.335Z	284.306° WNW	32.681°	2025-06-25 08:38:49.335Z	206.436° SW

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