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IRIDIUM 175, 43928

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 175, 43928 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

43928, 2019-002G

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Iridium Communications Inc. (US)

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 (8 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, 4.8 m

Radar Cross Section

10.154 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 175
1 43928U 19002G   26252.49230150  .00000112  00000-0  27075-4 0  9998
2 43928  86.4460 255.2647 0001860 349.2823  10.8338 14.43644612411142

Epoch: 2026-09-09T11:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T11:48:54.849Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

89.49258°

Altitude

748.245 km

Speed

7.481 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 01m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:51:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

744.757 km

Perigee altitude

742.108 km

Semi-major axis

7,121.569 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

86.446°

RAAN

255.2647°

Arg. of periapsis

349.2823°

True anomaly

10.83781°

Mean anomaly

10.8338°

Eccentric anomaly

10.8358°

Mean motion

3.61143 °/min

Orbital period

99.68 mins

BSTAR

0.000027075

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IRIDIUM 175 Visibility forecast

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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.
9 mins	2026-09-10 11:40:21.493Z	17.682° NNE	2026-09-10 11:44:21.493Z	69.33° E	31.758°	2026-09-10 11:49:21.493Z	144.482° SSE
6 mins	2026-09-10 13:22:21.493Z	316.413° NNW	2026-09-10 13:24:21.493Z	284.678° WNW	25.464°	2026-09-10 13:28:21.493Z	226.161° WSW
8 mins	2026-09-11 00:32:21.493Z	165.945° S	2026-09-11 00:35:21.493Z	117.716° SE	61.452°	2026-09-11 00:40:21.493Z	9.528° NNE

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IRIDIUM 175, 43928

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T11:48:54.849Z)

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