IRIDIUM 144, 43249
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 144, 43249 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 30 Mar 2018 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 144 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 144
1 43249U 18030A 24361.17577844 .00000058 00000-0 13558-4 0 9992
2 43249 86.3989 155.3139 0001839 97.0227 263.1178 14.34217889353020Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:13Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:13:07.257Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -3.12528° |
| Altitude | 780.876 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 21m 15s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 84.31813° |
| Longitude | 137.73183° |
| Altitude | 790.089 km |
| Speed | 7.466 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 53m 49s |
| Apparent Declination | 30° 22' 10" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:23:22 |
| Azimuth | 6.756° NNE |
| Elevation | -19.38° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.947 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.316 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.768 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001839 |
| Inclination | 86.3989° |
| RAAN | 155.3139° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 97.0227° |
| True anomaly | 263.09688° |
| Mean anomaly | 263.1178° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 263.10734° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000013558 |
| Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 2018 (2018-03-30 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 144, 43249 |
| IRIDIUM 149, 43250 |
| IRIDIUM 157, 43251 |
| IRIDIUM 140, 43252 |
| IRIDIUM 145, 43253 |
| IRIDIUM 146, 43254 |
| IRIDIUM 148, 43255 |
| IRIDIUM 142, 43256 |
| IRIDIUM 150, 43257 |
| IRIDIUM 143, 43258 |
IRIDIUM 144 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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| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 21:32:46.109Z | 31.418° NE | 2024-12-26 21:36:46.109Z | 83.839° E | 19.037° | 2024-12-26 21:39:46.109Z | 121.406° SE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-26 23:13:46.109Z | 336.8° NNW | 2024-12-26 23:16:46.109Z | 288.926° WNW | 33.844° | 2024-12-26 23:21:46.109Z | 204.82° SW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 10:29:46.109Z | 144.742° SSE | 2024-12-27 10:32:46.109Z | 83.6° E | 34.071° | 2024-12-27 10:36:46.109Z | 20.051° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 12:11:46.109Z | 255.669° W | 2024-12-27 12:13:46.109Z | 285.857° WNW | 19.426° | 2024-12-27 12:16:46.109Z | 325.325° NNW |
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