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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Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 165
1 43572U 18061D 25258.74956522 .00000091 00000-0 25598-4 0 9992
2 43572 86.4046 171.4910 0002247 81.1720 278.9730 14.34218599374059
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T17:59:22.435Z)
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Orbital elements
Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2018 (2018-07-25 UTC)
IRIDIUM 165 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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6 mins | 2025-09-16 17:34:12.400Z | 117.582° SE | 2025-09-16 17:37:12.400Z | 81.446° E | 16.288° | 2025-09-16 17:40:12.400Z | 43.844° NE |
8 mins | 2025-09-16 19:14:12.400Z | 206.275° SW | 2025-09-16 19:17:12.400Z | 259.574° W | 37.736° | 2025-09-16 19:22:12.400Z | 350.825° N |
7 mins | 2025-09-17 05:45:12.400Z | 27.337° NE | 2025-09-17 05:48:12.400Z | 87.338° E | 31.837° | 2025-09-17 05:52:12.400Z | 147.337° SSE |
6 mins | 2025-09-17 07:26:12.400Z | 312.583° NW | 2025-09-17 07:28:12.400Z | 282.819° WNW | 20.997° | 2025-09-17 07:32:12.400Z | 229.946° WSW |
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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