IRIDIUM 138, 43071
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 138, 43071 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). 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
11 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
Shape & HBR
Trap Box + 2 Pan, 9.4 m
Radar Cross Section
14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 138
1 43071U 17083B 25191.52050134 .00000014 00000-0 -21697-5 0 9998
2 43071 86.3956 104.5364 0002654 83.1133 277.0364 14.34217526395161Epoch: 2025-07-10T12:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T12:29:31.315Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
-11.52969°
Altitude
780.487 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 58m 08s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-50.01548°
Longitude
172.56143°
Altitude
798.775 km
Speed
7.452 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 38m 10s
Apparent Declination
-50° 40' 13"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:52:31
Azimuth
125.974° SE
Elevation
-64.326°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2017 (2017-12-23 UTC)
IRIDIUM 138 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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-07-11 05:48:26.076Z | 13.197° NNE | 2025-07-11 05:53:26.076Z | 94.176° ESE | 33.247° | 2025-07-11 05:57:26.076Z | 150.957° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-11 07:31:26.076Z | 308.86° NW | 2025-07-11 07:33:26.076Z | 279.224° WNW | 19.737° | 2025-07-11 07:36:26.076Z | 238.544° WSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-11 18:45:26.076Z | 181.308° SSW | 2025-07-11 18:49:26.076Z | 359.983° N | 44.322° | 2025-07-11 18:53:26.076Z | 2.292° NNE |
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