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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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IRIDIUM 153 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | OATK SSG Gilbert |
Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
Bus & Motor | ELITEBUS, Unknown motor |
Mass | 860 kg wet, 700 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
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 8 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 153
1 43078U 17083J 25040.30966238 .00000605 00000-0 20901-3 0 9995
2 43078 86.4009 136.5347 0001953 113.4144 246.7258 14.34222520374638
Epoch: 2025-02-09T07:25Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-09T07:25:54.829Z)
Latitude | 0.00004° |
Longitude | -114.58879° |
Altitude | 781.255 km |
Speed | 7.463 km/s |
True Right ascension | 09h 06m 08s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -34.54133° |
Longitude | 67.74563° |
Altitude | 791.077 km |
Speed | 7.457 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 00h 42m 09s |
Apparent Declination | -57° 07' 27" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 17:26:55 |
Azimuth | 135.987° SSE |
Elevation | -42.31° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 776.013 km |
Perigee altitude | 773.219 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,152.753 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0001953 |
Inclination | 86.4009° |
RAAN | 136.5347° |
Arg. of periapsis | 113.4144° |
True anomaly | 246.70524° |
Mean anomaly | 246.7258° |
Eccentric anomaly | 246.71552° |
Mean motion | 3.58784 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00020901 |
Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2017 (2017-12-23 UTC)
IRIDIUM 135, 43070 |
IRIDIUM 138, 43071 |
IRIDIUM 116, 43072 |
IRIDIUM 130, 43073 |
IRIDIUM 151, 43074 |
IRIDIUM 134, 43075 |
IRIDIUM 137, 43076 |
IRIDIUM 141, 43077 |
IRIDIUM 153, 43078 |
IRIDIUM 131, 43079 |
IRIDIUM 153 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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9 mins | 2025-02-09 18:03:33.272Z | 11.772° NNE | 2025-02-09 18:07:33.272Z | 80.37° E | 37.707° | 2025-02-09 18:12:33.272Z | 159.661° S |
4 mins | 2025-02-09 19:46:33.272Z | 299.179° NW | 2025-02-09 19:47:33.272Z | 285.396° WNW | 16.549° | 2025-02-09 19:50:33.272Z | 246.545° WSW |
9 mins | 2025-02-10 06:59:33.272Z | 189.18° SSW | 2025-02-10 07:03:33.272Z | 268.326° W | 43.92° | 2025-02-10 07:08:33.272Z | 358.563° N |
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