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IRIDIUM 167, 43931

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 167, 43931 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

43931, 2019-002K

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 (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, 4.8 m

Radar Cross Section

10.154 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 IRIDIUM 167
1 43931U 19002K   26171.43410744  .00000005  00000-0 -51866-5 0  9993
2 43931  86.3966 352.2364 0001784  94.1066 266.0334 14.34217494389420

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:25:06.882Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-72.69106°

Altitude

780.807 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 28m 56s

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

01:41:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

775.909 km

Perigee altitude

773.356 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.77 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

86.3966°

RAAN

352.2364°

Arg. of periapsis

94.1066°

True anomaly

266.01301°

Mean anomaly

266.0334°

Eccentric anomaly

266.0232°

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000051866

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IRIDIUM 167 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	2026-06-21 23:49:31.424Z	6.287° NNE	2026-06-21 23:54:31.424Z	94.82° ESE	40.322°	2026-06-21 23:58:31.424Z	161.998° S
8 mins	2026-06-22 12:46:31.424Z	195.503° SSW	2026-06-22 12:50:31.424Z	290.317° WNW	41.903°	2026-06-22 12:54:31.424Z	354.192° N

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IRIDIUM 167, 43931

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:25:06.882Z)

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