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IRIDIUM 131, 43079

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 131, 43079 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
43079, 2017-083K
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
5 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)
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 5 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 131
1 43079U 17083K   25182.53304651  .00000052  00000-0  11435-4 0  9992
2 43079  86.3974 108.7669 0002288  87.9562 272.1895 14.34217867393840
Epoch: 2025-07-01T12:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T12:47:35.218Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
-2.95699°
Altitude
780.656 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 15m 04s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
51.02288°
Longitude
1.3905°
Altitude
784.63 km
Speed
7.467 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 15m 48s
Apparent Declination
33° 07' 24"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:42:54
Azimuth
50.65° ENE
Elevation
5.585°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
776.268 km
Perigee altitude
772.995 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.768 km
Eccentricity
0.00023
Inclination
86.3974°
RAAN
108.7669°
Arg. of periapsis
87.9562°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
272.1895°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.58783 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
0.000011435
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IRIDIUM 131 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-07-01 19:36:12.077Z175.861° S2025-07-01 19:40:12.077Z139.722° SSE43.861°2025-07-01 19:45:12.077Z5.395° NNE
6 mins2025-07-02 06:08:12.077Z40.968° NE2025-07-02 06:11:12.077Z83.323° E18.815°2025-07-02 06:14:12.077Z120.825° SE
8 mins2025-07-02 07:48:12.077Z337.361° NNW2025-07-02 07:52:12.077Z257.588° W34.128°2025-07-02 07:56:12.077Z204.463° SW
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