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IRIDIUM 153, 43078

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 153, 43078 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

43078, 2017-083J

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

20 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 (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 20 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 153
1 43078U 17083J   25181.93976274 -.00000106  00000-0 -44910-4 0  9996
2 43078  86.3955  77.3175 0002572  84.0116 276.1373 14.34217671394939

Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:33:15.5Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

179.76055°

Altitude

780.522 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 09m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-58.17728°

Longitude

5.21539°

Altitude

801.955 km

Speed

7.45 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 38m 39s

Apparent Declination

-49° 25' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:44:30

Azimuth

174.262° S

Elevation

-80.43°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.472 km

Perigee altitude

772.792 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.769 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

86.3955°

RAAN

77.3175°

Arg. of periapsis

84.0116°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

276.1373°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.00004491

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IRIDIUM 153 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.
7 mins	2025-07-01 18:46:48.305Z	237.492° WSW	2025-07-01 18:50:48.305Z	288.292° WNW	18.484°	2025-07-01 18:53:48.305Z	326.019° NNW
9 mins	2025-07-02 05:16:48.305Z	353.303° N	2025-07-02 05:20:48.305Z	252.007° W	44.249°	2025-07-02 05:25:48.305Z	184.385° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-02 16:33:48.305Z	119.91° SE	2025-07-02 16:35:48.305Z	89.791° E	22.357°	2025-07-02 16:39:48.305Z	33.221° NE

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