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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
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
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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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 165
1 43572U 18061D   25261.81938081 -.00000058  00000-0 -27682-4 0  9995
2 43572  86.4047 170.2110 0002107  79.7834 280.3599 14.34217272374498
Epoch: 2025-09-18T19:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T19:39:54.501Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-122.7416°
Altitude
780.449 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 20m 50s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:34:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
776.14 km
Perigee altitude
773.126 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.77 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
86.4047°
RAAN
170.211°
Arg. of periapsis
79.7834°
True anomaly
280.33615°
Mean anomaly
280.3599°
Eccentric anomaly
280.34802°
Mean motion
3.58783 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
-0.000027682
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