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IRIDIUM 165, 43572

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 165, 43572 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
43572, 2018-061D
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
11 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)
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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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 165
1 43572U 18061D   25199.51610019  .00000128  00000-0  38764-4 0  9999
2 43572  86.3987 196.2021 0002228  92.0494 268.0957 14.34218672365567
Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:23:11.056Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
73.83959°
Altitude
780.768 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 04m 48s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
27.64051°
Longitude
-108.22632°
Altitude
780.425 km
Speed
7.467 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 30m 11s
Apparent Declination
-3° 56' 18"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:56:00
Azimuth
345.67° N
Elevation
-53.202°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
776.222 km
Perigee altitude
773.035 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.766 km
Eccentricity
0.00022
Inclination
86.3987°
RAAN
196.2021°
Arg. of periapsis
92.0494°
True anomaly
268.07018°
Mean anomaly
268.0957°
Eccentric anomaly
268.08294°
Mean motion
3.58783 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
0.000038764
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