IRIDIUM 155, 43573
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 155, 43573 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
4 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Trap Box + 2 Pan, 9.4 m
Radar Cross Section
14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 155
1 43573U 18061E 25175.54743617 .00000072 00000-0 18480-4 0 9999
2 43573 86.3980 206.0980 0002517 85.4756 274.6727 14.34218224362101Epoch: 2025-06-24T13:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-24T13:08:18.485Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
96.07919°
Altitude
780.57 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 44m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
32.9322°
Longitude
98.34262°
Altitude
780.944 km
Speed
7.467 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 45m 45s
Apparent Declination
-1° 04' 38"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:50:16
Azimuth
24.771° NE
Elevation
-48.481°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2018 (2018-07-25 UTC)
IRIDIUM 155 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 9 mins | 2025-06-25 02:38:24.006Z | 181.888° SSW | 2025-06-25 02:43:24.006Z | 345.944° N | 44.74° | 2025-06-25 02:47:24.006Z | 1.71° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-06-25 13:10:24.006Z | 34.269° NE | 2025-06-25 13:13:24.006Z | 76.983° E | 21.663° | 2025-06-25 13:17:24.006Z | 129.517° SE |
| 7 mins | 2025-06-25 14:51:24.006Z | 328.452° NNW | 2025-06-25 14:54:24.006Z | 271.145° WNW | 31.214° | 2025-06-25 14:58:24.006Z | 211.601° SW |
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