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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). 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 165 details

Identifier	43572, 2018-061D
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	7 hours ago
Origin	Iridium (US)
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 (6 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, 9.4 m
Radar Cross Section	14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 165
1 43572U 18061D   24340.16377721  .00000496  00000-0  17021-3 0  9997
2 43572  86.3952 290.3805 0002182  88.0251 272.1194 14.34216720333263

Epoch: 2024-12-05T03:55Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-05T03:55:50.35Z)

Latitude	-0.00012°
Longitude	156.97219°
Altitude	780.664 km
Speed	7.464 km/s
True Right ascension	19h 21m 31s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	63.11276°
Longitude	-30.253°
Altitude	787.246 km
Speed	7.467 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	23h 46m 40s
Apparent Declination	38° 46' 36"
Sunlit	Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	09:08:45
Azimuth	330.228° NNW
Elevation	-3.42°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	776.196 km
Perigee altitude	773.074 km
Semi-major axis	7,152.772 km
Eccentricity	0.0002182
Inclination	86.3952°
RAAN	290.3805°
Arg. of periapsis	88.0251°
True anomaly	272.09441°
Mean anomaly	272.1194°
Eccentric anomaly	272.10691°
Mean motion	3.58783 °/min
BSTAR	0.00017021
Orbital period	100.34 mins

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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.
9 mins	2024-12-05 20:47:14.700Z	149.174° SSE	2024-12-05 20:51:14.700Z	96.911° ESE	30.189°	2024-12-05 20:56:14.700Z	20.709° NNE
6 mins	2024-12-05 22:30:14.700Z	246.213° WSW	2024-12-05 22:32:14.700Z	277.361° WNW	22.132°	2024-12-05 22:36:14.700Z	332.271° NNW
8 mins	2024-12-06 08:59:14.700Z	359.512° N	2024-12-06 09:03:14.700Z	161.407° S	43.964°	2024-12-06 09:07:14.700Z	176.902° S

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