IRIDIUM 131, 43079
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 131, 43079 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 131 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 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 12 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 131
1 43079U 17083K 24361.06503039 .00000125 00000-0 37545-4 0 9990
2 43079 86.3991 187.0420 0002127 86.1657 273.9782 14.34217762366974Epoch: 2024-12-26T01:33Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T01:33:38.625Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | 68.58128° |
| Altitude | 780.613 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 12h 28m 10s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -43.94879° |
| Longitude | 64.92149° |
| Altitude | 795.63 km |
| Speed | 7.454 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 09h 17m 12s |
| Apparent Declination | -87° 31' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:26:16 |
| Azimuth | 182.32° SSW |
| Elevation | -38.208° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.153 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.11 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.769 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002127 |
| Inclination | 86.3991° |
| RAAN | 187.042° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 86.1657° |
| True anomaly | 273.95388° |
| Mean anomaly | 273.9782° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 273.96604° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000037545 |
| 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 131 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 | 2024-12-26 13:23:39.220Z | 189.64° SSW | 2024-12-26 13:27:39.220Z | 236.664° WSW | 42.882° | 2024-12-26 13:32:39.220Z | 357.398° N |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 23:55:39.220Z | 34.201° NE | 2024-12-26 23:58:39.220Z | 84.195° E | 25.321° | 2024-12-27 00:02:39.220Z | 137.407° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 01:35:39.220Z | 329.309° NNW | 2024-12-27 01:38:39.220Z | 285.872° WNW | 26.722° | 2024-12-27 01:42:39.220Z | 222.032° SW |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-27 12:50:39.220Z | 164.939° S | 2024-12-27 12:54:39.220Z | 83.776° E | 41.176° | 2024-12-27 12:59:39.220Z | 9.874° NNE |
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