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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

Last TLE update

3 hours ago

Origin

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, 9.4 m

Radar Cross Section

14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 130
1 43073U 17083D   25192.22452715  .00000005  00000-0 -51434-5 0  9991
2 43073  86.3975 104.8068 0001777  76.6872 283.4522 14.34217505395243

Epoch: 2025-07-11T05:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T05:23:19.145Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

94.59751°

Altitude

780.423 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 59m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-58.83239°

Longitude

88.60108°

Altitude

801.396 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 49m 24s

Apparent Declination

-50° 53' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:45:21

Azimuth

143.011° SSE

Elevation

-75.32°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

775.903 km

Perigee altitude

773.361 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.769 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

86.3975°

RAAN

104.8068°

Arg. of periapsis

76.6872°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

283.4522°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000051434

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-11 18:54:48.469Z	188.61° SSW	2025-07-11 18:57:48.469Z	227.144° WSW	43.645°	2025-07-11 19:02:48.469Z	358.982° N
7 mins	2025-07-12 05:25:48.469Z	35.789° NE	2025-07-12 05:28:48.469Z	84.223° E	23.967°	2025-07-12 05:32:48.469Z	135.6° SSE
8 mins	2025-07-12 07:05:48.469Z	330.658° NNW	2025-07-12 07:08:48.469Z	286.191° WNW	28.133°	2025-07-12 07:13:48.469Z	213.459° SW

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