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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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
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T11:57:06.431Z)
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Orbital elements
Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2018 (2018-07-25 UTC)
IRIDIUM 160 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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7 mins | 2025-09-17 05:17:06.877Z | 33.684° NE | 2025-09-17 05:20:06.877Z | 73.473° E | 20.109° | 2025-09-17 05:24:06.877Z | 125.729° SE |
7 mins | 2025-09-17 06:58:06.877Z | 332.677° NNW | 2025-09-17 07:01:06.877Z | 277.32° WNW | 33.129° | 2025-09-17 07:05:06.877Z | 209.962° SW |
8 mins | 2025-09-17 18:13:06.877Z | 151.752° SSE | 2025-09-17 18:17:06.877Z | 71.302° E | 34.821° | 2025-09-17 18:21:06.877Z | 17.176° NNE |
6 mins | 2025-09-17 19:55:06.877Z | 249.011° W | 2025-09-17 19:57:06.877Z | 275.807° WNW | 18.297° | 2025-09-17 20:01:06.877Z | 327.634° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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