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IRIDIUM 162, 43482

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 162, 43482 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
43482, 2018-047G
Orbit
LEO
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)
2018-05-22 (7 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, 9.4 m
Radar Cross Section
14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 162
1 43482U 18047G   25125.84401611  .00000578  00000-0  16570-3 0  9993
2 43482  86.4471 258.5311 0001904  96.1267 264.0151 14.43279729366375
Epoch: 2025-05-05T20:15Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-05T20:15:22.991Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
90.73356°
Altitude
750.889 km
Speed
7.479 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 14m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
32.98896°
Longitude
-91.77878°
Altitude
751.263 km
Speed
7.482 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 49m 47s
Apparent Declination
-1° 06' 07"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:32:19
Azimuth
353.055° N
Elevation
-50.983°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
745.99 km
Perigee altitude
743.277 km
Semi-major axis
7,122.77 km
Eccentricity
0.0001904
Inclination
86.4471°
RAAN
258.5311°
Arg. of periapsis
96.1267°
True anomaly
263.9934°
Mean anomaly
264.0151°
Eccentric anomaly
264.00425°
Mean motion
3.61052 °/min
BSTAR
0.0001657
Orbital period
99.71 mins
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IRIDIUM 162 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-05-06 09:40:57.652Z196.064° SSW2025-05-06 09:44:57.652Z260.982° W40.778°2025-05-06 09:49:57.652Z354.473° N
6 mins2025-05-06 20:08:57.652Z34.376° NE2025-05-06 20:11:57.652Z87.964° E25.794°2025-05-06 20:14:57.652Z133.141° SE
6 mins2025-05-06 21:48:57.652Z320.972° NNW2025-05-06 21:51:57.652Z268.74° W25.085°2025-05-06 21:54:57.652Z225.058° WSW
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