IRIDIUM 135, 43070
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 135, 43070 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 23 Dec 2017 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 135 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | OATK 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 7 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 135
1 43070U 17083A 24361.23628643 -.00000069 00000-0 -31668-4 0 9998
2 43070 86.3993 186.8387 0002105 93.5378 266.6058 14.34217659367043Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:40:15.147Z)
| Latitude | -0.00009° |
| Longitude | 6.557° |
| Altitude | 780.808 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 12h 27m 21s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 18.51088° |
| Longitude | -174.77339° |
| Altitude | 779.648 km |
| Speed | 7.466 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 24m 50s |
| Apparent Declination | -8° 48' 34" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:28:45 |
| Azimuth | 1.866° NNE |
| Elevation | -58.881° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.138 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.126 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.769 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002105 |
| Inclination | 86.3993° |
| RAAN | 186.8387° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 93.5378° |
| True anomaly | 266.58172° |
| Mean anomaly | 266.6058° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 266.59376° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.000031668 |
| Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2017 (2017-12-23 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 135, 43070 |
| IRIDIUM 138, 43071 |
| IRIDIUM 116, 43072 |
| IRIDIUM 130, 43073 |
| IRIDIUM 151, 43074 |
| IRIDIUM 134, 43075 |
| IRIDIUM 137, 43076 |
| IRIDIUM 141, 43077 |
| IRIDIUM 153, 43078 |
| IRIDIUM 131, 43079 |
IRIDIUM 135 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2024-12-26 14:10:07.667Z | 227.448° WSW | 2024-12-26 14:14:07.667Z | 282.365° WNW | 23.584° | 2024-12-26 14:18:07.667Z | 335.623° NNW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 00:41:07.667Z | 2.429° NNE | 2024-12-27 00:44:07.667Z | 47.786° ENE | 44.185° | 2024-12-27 00:49:07.667Z | 174.278° S |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 11:58:07.667Z | 106.947° ESE | 2024-12-27 12:00:07.667Z | 79.032° E | 17.657° | 2024-12-27 12:03:07.667Z | 41.086° NE |
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