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IRIDIUM 130, 43073

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 130, 43073 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

43073, 2017-083D

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Iridium Communications Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

OATK SSG Gilbert

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

ELITEBUS, Unknown motor

Mass

860 kg wet, 700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-12-23 (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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 130
1 43073U 17083D   26085.15873997  .00000599  00000-0  20672-3 0  9999
2 43073  86.4033 356.9734 0002116  92.4712 267.6726 14.34219161432215

Epoch: 2026-03-26T03:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-26T03:48:35.133Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

116.21531°

Altitude

780.775 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 47m 53s

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

17:37:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.14 km

Perigee altitude

773.113 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.764 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

86.4033°

RAAN

356.9734°

Arg. of periapsis

92.4712°

True anomaly

267.64837°

Mean anomaly

267.6726°

Eccentric anomaly

267.66049°

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.00020672

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IRIDIUM 130 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.
5 mins	2026-03-26 17:21:41.516Z	105.615° ESE	2026-03-26 17:23:41.516Z	80.287° E	15.255°	2026-03-26 17:26:41.516Z	44.01° NE
8 mins	2026-03-26 19:00:41.516Z	203.696° SW	2026-03-26 19:03:41.516Z	260.887° W	39.329°	2026-03-26 19:08:41.516Z	352.531° N
8 mins	2026-03-27 05:30:41.516Z	21.281° NNE	2026-03-27 05:34:41.516Z	88.927° E	30.235°	2026-03-27 05:38:41.516Z	145.54° SSE
6 mins	2026-03-27 07:12:41.516Z	312.846° NW	2026-03-27 07:14:41.516Z	281.653° WNW	22.268°	2026-03-27 07:18:41.516Z	227.612° WSW

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IRIDIUM 130, 43073

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-26T03:48:35.133Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2017 (2017-12-23 UTC)

IRIDIUM 130 Visibility forecast

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