IRIDIUM 110, 43481
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 110, 43481 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
Country
USRelated business
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, 4.8 m
Radar Cross Section
10.154 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 110
1 43481U 18047F 25315.15766050 .00000429 00000-0 14602-3 0 9997
2 43481 86.4009 179.5135 0002487 78.1772 281.9702 14.34221076391229Epoch: 2025-11-11T03:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-11T03:47:01.867Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
72.20748°
Altitude
780.338 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 58m 03s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:22:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
776.399 km
Perigee altitude
772.842 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.757 km
Eccentricity
0.00025
Inclination
86.4009°
RAAN
179.5135°
Arg. of periapsis
78.1772°
True anomaly
281.94232°
Mean anomaly
281.9702°
Eccentric anomaly
281.95626°
Mean motion
3.58784 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
0.00014602
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2018 (2018-05-22 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.IRIDIUM 110 Visibility forecast
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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 | 2025-11-11 15:36:59.459Z | 177.506° S | 2025-11-11 15:40:59.459Z | 153.473° SSE | 43.923° | 2025-11-11 15:45:59.459Z | 4.484° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-11-12 02:08:59.459Z | 39.768° NE | 2025-11-12 02:11:59.459Z | 82.651° E | 19.547° | 2025-11-12 02:14:59.459Z | 121.287° SE |
| 8 mins | 2025-11-12 03:48:59.459Z | 336.655° NNW | 2025-11-12 03:52:59.459Z | 260.001° W | 33.346° | 2025-11-12 03:56:59.459Z | 206.051° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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