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IRIDIUM 140, 43252

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 140, 43252 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
43252, 2018-030D
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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 140
1 43252U 18030D   26035.36596557  .00000164  00000-0  51370-4 0  9991
2 43252  86.4008 345.9602 0002188  83.2423 276.9021 14.34218062411154
Epoch: 2026-02-04T08:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T08:46:59.425Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
79.67901°
Altitude
780.529 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 03m 50s
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
20:17:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
776.196 km
Perigee altitude
773.066 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.768 km
Eccentricity
0.00022
Inclination
86.4008°
RAAN
345.9602°
Arg. of periapsis
83.2423°
True anomaly
276.87721°
Mean anomaly
276.9021°
Eccentric anomaly
276.88965°
Mean motion
3.58783 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
0.00005137
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