IRIDIUM 161, 43478
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 161, 43478 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 22 May 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 161
1 43478U 18047C 25125.85030669 .00000478 00000-0 13597-3 0 9995
2 43478 86.4472 258.6326 0002080 92.4271 267.7168 14.43287413366386Epoch: 2025-05-05T20:24Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-05T20:24:26.498Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
88.56425°
Altitude
750.781 km
Speed
7.479 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 14m 31s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
12.77707°
Longitude
-92.4546°
Altitude
749.617 km
Speed
7.481 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 00m 45s
Apparent Declination
-11° 56' 38"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:47:00
Azimuth
352.849° N
Elevation
-61.863°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2018 (2018-05-22 UTC)
IRIDIUM 161 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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| 9 mins | 2025-05-06 09:49:36.174Z | 201.387° SSW | 2025-05-06 09:54:36.174Z | 288.847° WNW | 36.735° | 2025-05-06 09:58:36.174Z | 349.045° N |
| 7 mins | 2025-05-06 20:17:36.174Z | 25.625° NE | 2025-05-06 20:20:36.174Z | 78.292° E | 29.953° | 2025-05-06 20:24:36.174Z | 143.55° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-05-06 21:58:36.174Z | 310.235° NW | 2025-05-06 22:00:36.174Z | 277.591° WNW | 21.656° | 2025-05-06 22:03:36.174Z | 233.962° WSW |
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