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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

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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 153
1 43078U 17083J   25243.19651996  .00000031  00000-0  41191-5 0  9998
2 43078  86.3933  51.6819 0001745  95.9199 264.2196 14.34217640403712

Epoch: 2025-08-31T04:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T04:42:59.324Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

1.31479°

Altitude

780.844 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 26m 43s

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

08:01:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

775.88 km

Perigee altitude

773.384 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.769 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

86.3933°

RAAN

51.6819°

Arg. of periapsis

95.9199°

True anomaly

264.19971°

Mean anomaly

264.2196°

Eccentric anomaly

264.20965°

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.0000041191

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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.
4 mins	2025-08-31 22:04:17.215Z	53.369° ENE	2025-08-31 22:06:17.215Z	78.11° E	13.368°	2025-08-31 22:08:17.215Z	101.605° ESE
8 mins	2025-08-31 23:43:17.215Z	348.622° N	2025-08-31 23:47:17.215Z	261.217° W	42.121°	2025-08-31 23:51:17.215Z	192.08° SSW
7 mins	2025-09-01 10:59:17.215Z	134.39° SE	2025-09-01 11:02:17.215Z	90.757° ESE	25.649°	2025-09-01 11:06:17.215Z	30.121° NE
7 mins	2025-09-01 12:40:17.215Z	230.839° WSW	2025-09-01 12:43:17.215Z	280.484° WNW	26.567°	2025-09-01 12:47:17.215Z	337.639° N