IRIDIUM 176, 43923
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 176, 43923 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 11 Jan 2019 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 176 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day 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 | 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 1 day ago
0 IRIDIUM 176
1 43923U 19002B 24347.66905146 .00001590 00000-0 24823-3 0 9997
2 43923 86.6118 224.0440 0003145 79.2753 280.8818 14.72249909318100Epoch: 2024-12-12T16:03Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-12T16:03:26.046Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | -98.6606° |
| Altitude | 656.585 km |
| Speed | 7.529 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 56m 10s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -82.05853° |
| Longitude | -124.13373° |
| Altitude | 684.358 km |
| Speed | 7.512 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 18m 34s |
| Apparent Declination | -65° 18' 18" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:34:17 |
| Azimuth | 190.476° SSW |
| Elevation | -63.826° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 653.012 km |
| Perigee altitude | 648.591 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,028.938 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003145 |
| Inclination | 86.6118° |
| RAAN | 224.044° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 79.2753° |
| True anomaly | 280.84641° |
| Mean anomaly | 280.8818° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 280.8641° |
| Mean motion | 3.68306 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00024823 |
| Orbital period | 97.74 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2019 (2019-01-11 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 180, 43922 |
| IRIDIUM 176, 43923 |
| IRIDIUM 168, 43924 |
| IRIDIUM 173, 43925 |
| IRIDIUM 169, 43926 |
| IRIDIUM 172, 43927 |
| IRIDIUM 175, 43928 |
| IRIDIUM 171, 43929 |
| IRIDIUM 170, 43930 |
| IRIDIUM 167, 43931 |
IRIDIUM 176 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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| 4 mins | 2024-12-14 02:54:37.393Z | 52.35° ENE | 2024-12-14 02:56:37.393Z | 81.617° E | 14.368° | 2024-12-14 02:58:37.393Z | 108.766° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-14 04:31:37.393Z | 338.901° N | 2024-12-14 04:34:37.393Z | 273.696° WNW | 36.018° | 2024-12-14 04:38:37.393Z | 201.122° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-14 15:30:37.393Z | 118.348° SE | 2024-12-14 15:32:37.393Z | 85.024° E | 20.219° | 2024-12-14 15:35:37.393Z | 38.056° NE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-14 17:08:37.393Z | 234.376° WSW | 2024-12-14 17:10:37.393Z | 277.248° WNW | 27.41° | 2024-12-14 17:14:37.393Z | 340.821° N |
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