IRIDIUM 153, 43078
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 153, 43078 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 153 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 9 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 9 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 153
1 43078U 17083J 24361.16942799 .00000636 00000-0 22008-3 0 9994
2 43078 86.3992 155.3750 0002072 74.8222 285.3203 14.34222252368167Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:03Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:03:58.578Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | -0.77175° |
| Altitude | 780.312 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 21m 30s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -27.98761° |
| Longitude | -179.028° |
| Altitude | 789.243 km |
| Speed | 7.457 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 28m 09s |
| Apparent Declination | -34° 37' 45" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:45:55 |
| Azimuth | 77.239° E |
| Elevation | -73.69° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.099 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.135 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.754 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002072 |
| Inclination | 86.3992° |
| RAAN | 155.375° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 74.8222° |
| True anomaly | 285.2974° |
| Mean anomaly | 285.3203° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 285.30885° |
| Mean motion | 3.58784 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00022008 |
| 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 153 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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| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 21:24:15.209Z | 40.333° NE | 2024-12-26 21:27:15.209Z | 78.063° E | 15.976° | 2024-12-26 21:30:15.209Z | 114.049° SE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-26 23:04:15.209Z | 343.951° N | 2024-12-26 23:08:15.209Z | 266.064° W | 38.79° | 2024-12-26 23:12:15.209Z | 199.097° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 10:20:15.209Z | 140.236° SSE | 2024-12-27 10:23:15.209Z | 92.675° ESE | 29.397° | 2024-12-27 10:27:15.209Z | 26.605° NE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 12:01:15.209Z | 235.684° WSW | 2024-12-27 12:04:15.209Z | 280.012° WNW | 23.041° | 2024-12-27 12:08:15.209Z | 334.223° NNW |
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