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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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 149
1 43250U 18030B   25353.30392816  .00000091  00000-0  25509-4 0  9991
2 43250  86.3966   5.5701 0002242  92.4059 267.7394 14.34218274404373
Epoch: 2025-12-19T07:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T07:17:39.393Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
168.00896°
Altitude
780.78 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 22m 16s
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
17:15:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
776.234 km
Perigee altitude
773.026 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.767 km
Eccentricity
0.00022
Inclination
86.3966°
RAAN
5.5701°
Arg. of periapsis
92.4059°
True anomaly
267.71373°
Mean anomaly
267.7394°
Eccentric anomaly
267.72656°
Mean motion
3.58783 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
0.000025509
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