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
Orbit
Last TLE update
12 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
Shape & HBR
Trap Box + 2 Pan, 9.4 m
Radar Cross Section
14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 149
1 43250U 18030B 25181.81290716 .00000114 00000-0 33794-4 0 9993
2 43250 86.3951 77.2788 0002077 81.9610 278.1821 14.34218895379797Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:30:35.178Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-134.48511°
Altitude
780.503 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 09m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-3.88424°
Longitude
-134.93279°
Altitude
781.149 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 49m 12s
Apparent Declination
-21° 11' 05"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:50:41
Azimuth
39.505° NE
Elevation
-67.14°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 2018 (2018-03-30 UTC)
IRIDIUM 149 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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| 10 mins | 2025-07-01 17:22:46.371Z | 171.722° S | 2025-07-01 17:27:46.371Z | 89.847° E | 43.066° | 2025-07-01 17:32:46.371Z | 7.797° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-02 03:55:46.371Z | 47.119° ENE | 2025-07-02 03:57:46.371Z | 73.828° E | 16.836° | 2025-07-02 04:00:46.371Z | 112.296° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-02 05:35:46.371Z | 338.627° N | 2025-07-02 05:38:46.371Z | 278.91° WNW | 37.591° | 2025-07-02 05:43:46.371Z | 198.651° SSW |
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