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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). 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

43249, 2018-030A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 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)

2018-03-30 (7 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 7 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 144
1 43249U 18030A   25186.76013173  .00000020  00000-0 -58343-7 0  9997
2 43249  86.3944  75.2384 0002016  83.0218 277.1207 14.34217562380505

Epoch: 2025-07-05T18:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T18:14:35.381Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-122.40258°

Altitude

780.54 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 00m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.32084°

Longitude

-122.85332°

Altitude

781.496 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 20m 44s

Apparent Declination

-24° 30' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:51:34

Azimuth

284.872° WNW

Elevation

-55.222°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.074 km

Perigee altitude

773.19 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.769 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

86.3944°

RAAN

75.2384°

Arg. of periapsis

83.0218°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

277.1207°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

-5.8343e-8

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IRIDIUM 144 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	2025-07-06 04:52:58.653Z	353.821° N	2025-07-06 04:55:58.653Z	325.274° NNW	43.718°	2025-07-06 05:00:58.653Z	183.525° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-06 16:08:58.653Z	124.911° SE	2025-07-06 16:11:58.653Z	81.739° E	21.921°	2025-07-06 16:15:58.653Z	30.496° NE
8 mins	2025-07-06 17:48:58.653Z	219.193° SW	2025-07-06 17:51:58.653Z	266.022° W	30.423°	2025-07-06 17:56:58.653Z	344.16° N

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