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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). 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

43078, 2017-083J

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 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 6 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 153
1 43078U 17083J   25195.61439190  .00000052  00000-0  11537-4 0  9994
2 43078  86.3941  71.5981 0002518  78.4905 281.6573 14.34217926396891

Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:44:43.46Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-82.30372°

Altitude

780.354 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 46m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-78.08129°

Longitude

-99.69012°

Altitude

807.214 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 43m 44s

Apparent Declination

-65° 13' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:36:05

Azimuth

195.524° SSW

Elevation

-62.893°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.432 km

Perigee altitude

772.83 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.768 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

86.3941°

RAAN

71.5981°

Arg. of periapsis

78.4905°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

281.6573°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000011537

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

IRIDIUM 153 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	2025-07-15 03:02:38.163Z	23.594° NE	2025-07-15 03:06:38.163Z	78.21° E	24.707°	2025-07-15 03:10:38.163Z	134.392° SE
7 mins	2025-07-15 04:44:38.163Z	323.617° NNW	2025-07-15 04:47:38.163Z	270.113° WNW	27.643°	2025-07-15 04:51:38.163Z	216.198° SW
8 mins	2025-07-15 15:59:38.163Z	160.528° S	2025-07-15 16:02:38.163Z	100.362° ESE	40.38°	2025-07-15 16:07:38.163Z	11.189° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-15 17:42:38.163Z	267.838° W	2025-07-15 17:43:38.163Z	280.77° WNW	14.644°	2025-07-15 17:46:38.163Z	317.62° NNW

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