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IRIDIUM 169, 43926

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 169, 43926 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). 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
43926, 2019-002E
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)
2019-01-11 (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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 169
1 43926U 19002E   25259.13295059  .00000263  00000-0  79581-4 0  9998
2 43926  86.4253 139.7826 0003162 102.6258 257.5294 14.38610111350824
Epoch: 2025-09-16T03:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T03:11:26.93Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
96.59276°
Altitude
766.64 km
Speed
7.471 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 19m 07s
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
06:51:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
762.309 km
Perigee altitude
757.795 km
Semi-major axis
7,138.189 km
Eccentricity
0.00032
Inclination
86.4253°
RAAN
139.7826°
Arg. of periapsis
102.6258°
True anomaly
257.49402°
Mean anomaly
257.5294°
Eccentric anomaly
257.51171°
Mean motion
3.59883 °/min
Orbital period
100.03 mins
BSTAR
0.000079581
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