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IRIDIUM 160, 43569

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 160, 43569 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 25 Jul 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
43569, 2018-061A
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
NGIS SSG Gilbert
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
ELITEBUS, Unknown motor
Mass
860 kg wet, 700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-07-25 (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, 4.7 m
Radar Cross Section
14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 160
1 43569U 18061A   25259.49799111  .00000054  00000-0  12136-4 0  9993
2 43569  86.4048 171.1740 0001971  86.3781 273.7641 14.34217834374147
Epoch: 2025-09-16T11:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T11:57:06.431Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-3.79023°
Altitude
780.626 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 24m 41s
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
14:02:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
776.041 km
Perigee altitude
773.221 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.768 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
86.4048°
RAAN
171.174°
Arg. of periapsis
86.3781°
True anomaly
273.74156°
Mean anomaly
273.7641°
Eccentric anomaly
273.75283°
Mean motion
3.58783 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
0.000012136
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