IRIDIUM 150, 43257
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 150, 43257 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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IRIDIUM 150 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 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 | 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 7 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 150
1 43257U 18030J 24348.04661190 -.00000006 00000-0 -93763-5 0 9992
2 43257 86.3989 160.8539 0001582 95.0758 265.0618 14.34217679351188Epoch: 2024-12-13T01:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-13T01:07:07.268Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 61.8554° |
| Altitude | 780.816 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 43m 24s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 39.97587° |
| Longitude | -121.28086° |
| Altitude | 782.669 km |
| Speed | 7.467 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 50m 50s |
| Apparent Declination | 3° 07' 44" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 06:57:37 |
| Azimuth | 322.001° NNW |
| Elevation | -39.737° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.763 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.5 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.769 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001582 |
| Inclination | 86.3989° |
| RAAN | 160.8539° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 95.0758° |
| True anomaly | 265.04374° |
| Mean anomaly | 265.0618° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 265.05277° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0000093763 |
| Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 2018 (2018-03-30 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 144, 43249 |
| IRIDIUM 149, 43250 |
| IRIDIUM 157, 43251 |
| IRIDIUM 140, 43252 |
| IRIDIUM 145, 43253 |
| IRIDIUM 146, 43254 |
| IRIDIUM 148, 43255 |
| IRIDIUM 142, 43256 |
| IRIDIUM 150, 43257 |
| IRIDIUM 143, 43258 |
IRIDIUM 150 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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| 7 mins | 2024-12-13 11:18:01.177Z | 125.356° SE | 2024-12-13 11:21:01.177Z | 85.445° E | 20.697° | 2024-12-13 11:25:01.177Z | 33.146° NE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-13 12:58:01.177Z | 215.302° SW | 2024-12-13 13:02:01.177Z | 287.314° WNW | 32.043° | 2024-12-13 13:06:01.177Z | 344.259° N |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-13 23:29:01.177Z | 17.251° NNE | 2024-12-13 23:32:01.177Z | 79.858° E | 37.817° | 2024-12-13 23:37:01.177Z | 159.791° S |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-14 01:11:01.177Z | 299.279° NW | 2024-12-14 01:12:01.177Z | 285.55° WNW | 16.475° | 2024-12-14 01:15:01.177Z | 246.761° WSW |
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