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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: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 169
1 43926U 19002E   25256.76805586  .00000261  00000-0  78832-4 0  9992
2 43926  86.4258 140.7699 0003056 105.4482 254.7054 14.38608844350486
Epoch: 2025-09-13T18:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T18:26:00.026Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-128.72689°
Altitude
766.733 km
Speed
7.47 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 23m 04s
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
02:49:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
762.238 km
Perigee altitude
757.875 km
Semi-major axis
7,138.193 km
Eccentricity
0.00031
Inclination
86.4258°
RAAN
140.7699°
Arg. of periapsis
105.4482°
True anomaly
254.67162°
Mean anomaly
254.7054°
Eccentric anomaly
254.68851°
Mean motion
3.59882 °/min
Orbital period
100.03 mins
BSTAR
0.000078832
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