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). 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 160 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 19 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NGIS 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 19 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 160
1 43569U 18061A 24336.58655900 .00000964 00000-0 33729-3 0 9995
2 43569 86.3944 291.8735 0002346 91.2549 268.8915 14.34219067332737Epoch: 2024-12-01T14:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-01T14:04:38.697Z)
| Latitude | -0.00009° |
| Longitude | 9.78962° |
| Altitude | 780.747 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 27m 29s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 48.48537° |
| Longitude | 13.5251° |
| Altitude | 784.075 km |
| Speed | 7.467 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 05m 27s |
| Apparent Declination | 7° 35' 01" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 06:29:33 |
| Azimuth | 348.034° N |
| Elevation | -41.781° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.305 km |
| Perigee altitude | 772.949 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.764 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002346 |
| Inclination | 86.3944° |
| RAAN | 291.8735° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 91.2549° |
| True anomaly | 268.86462° |
| Mean anomaly | 268.8915° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 268.87806° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00033729 |
| Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2018 (2018-07-25 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 160, 43569 |
| IRIDIUM 166, 43570 |
| IRIDIUM 158, 43571 |
| IRIDIUM 165, 43572 |
| IRIDIUM 155, 43573 |
| IRIDIUM 154, 43574 |
| IRIDIUM 163, 43575 |
| IRIDIUM 156, 43576 |
| IRIDIUM 164, 43577 |
| IRIDIUM 159, 43578 |
IRIDIUM 160 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2024-12-02 09:04:16.815Z | 7.046° NNE | 2024-12-02 09:08:16.815Z | 60.89° ENE | 39.93° | 2024-12-02 09:13:16.815Z | 163.663° S |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-02 10:47:16.815Z | 302.059° NW | 2024-12-02 10:49:16.815Z | 276.386° WNW | 14.344° | 2024-12-02 10:51:16.815Z | 252.488° W |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-02 22:01:16.815Z | 197.455° SSW | 2024-12-02 22:04:16.815Z | 248.745° W | 41.276° | 2024-12-02 22:09:16.815Z | 354.834° N |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-03 08:32:16.815Z | 31.792° NE | 2024-12-03 08:35:16.815Z | 85.183° E | 27.719° | 2024-12-03 08:39:16.815Z | 140.993° SSE |
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