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IRIDIUM 164, 43577

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 164, 43577 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
43577, 2018-061J
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
18 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, 9.4 m
Radar Cross Section
14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 164
1 43577U 18061J   25181.81391682  .00000003  00000-0 -60061-5 0  9999
2 43577  86.3986 203.5651 0001941  91.9278 268.2140 14.34217644363057
Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:32:02.413Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-8.56329°
Altitude
780.762 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 34m 15s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-30.21845°
Longitude
173.21795°
Altitude
789.788 km
Speed
7.457 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 03m 27s
Apparent Declination
-77° 18' 50"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:54:11
Azimuth
169.168° S
Elevation
-30.785°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
776.02 km
Perigee altitude
773.244 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.769 km
Eccentricity
0.00019
Inclination
86.3986°
RAAN
203.5651°
Arg. of periapsis
91.9278°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
268.214°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.58783 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
-0.0000060061
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IRIDIUM 164 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
8 mins2025-07-01 14:32:16.501Z329.756° NNW2025-07-01 14:36:16.501Z272.827° WNW24.365°2025-07-01 14:40:16.501Z221.417° SW
8 mins2025-07-02 01:48:16.501Z168.685° S2025-07-02 01:51:16.501Z114.601° SE42.892°2025-07-02 01:56:16.501Z7.916° NNE
5 mins2025-07-02 12:19:16.501Z43.712° NE2025-07-02 12:21:16.501Z69.593° E16.898°2025-07-02 12:24:16.501Z109.578° ESE
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