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IRIDIUM 149, 43250

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 149, 43250 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 30 Mar 2018 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
43250, 2018-030B
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
OATK SSG Gilbert
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
ELITEBUS, Unknown motor
Mass
860 kg wet, 700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-03-30 (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, 4.8 m
Radar Cross Section
10.154 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 IRIDIUM 149
1 43250U 18030B   26171.37652126  .00000068  00000-0  17392-4 0  9995
2 43250  86.3959 289.0331 0002266  93.5706 266.5749 14.34217939430614
Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:02:11.436Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-115.10658°
Altitude
780.815 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 16m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
23:21:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
776.252 km
Perigee altitude
773.01 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.768 km
Eccentricity
0.00023
Inclination
86.3959°
RAAN
289.0331°
Arg. of periapsis
93.5706°
True anomaly
266.54898°
Mean anomaly
266.5749°
Eccentric anomaly
266.56194°
Mean motion
3.58783 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
0.000017392
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