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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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 153
1 43078U 17083J 25186.61425368 .00000018 00000-0 -76362-6 0 9998
2 43078 86.3950 75.3627 0002629 82.4043 277.7452 14.34217593395601
Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:44:31.517Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-69.61839°
Altitude
780.465 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 01m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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Latitude
40.33103°
Longitude
-66.6302°
Altitude
782.126 km
Speed
7.467 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 14m 41s
Apparent Declination
20° 36' 35"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:12:11
Azimuth
276.846° WNW
Elevation
24.785°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2017 (2017-12-23 UTC)
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. |
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4 mins | 2025-07-05 18:16:40.875Z | 276.418° WNW | 2025-07-05 18:16:40.875Z | 276.418° WNW | 22.644° | 2025-07-05 18:20:40.875Z | 332.408° NNW |
8 mins | 2025-07-06 04:43:40.875Z | 0.405° NNE | 2025-07-06 04:47:40.875Z | 150.855° SSE | 44.021° | 2025-07-06 04:51:40.875Z | 175.732° S |
5 mins | 2025-07-06 16:00:40.875Z | 111.497° ESE | 2025-07-06 16:02:40.875Z | 83.96° E | 18.339° | 2025-07-06 16:05:40.875Z | 43.504° NE |
8 mins | 2025-07-06 17:39:40.875Z | 210.663° SW | 2025-07-06 17:43:40.875Z | 291.584° WNW | 34.826° | 2025-07-06 17:47:40.875Z | 347.46° N |
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