IRIDIUM 149, 43250
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 149, 43250 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 149 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 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 8 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 149
1 43250U 18030B 24361.18212294 -.00000133 00000-0 -54423-4 0 9992
2 43250 86.3995 155.2846 0002023 97.9164 262.2261 14.34216580353040Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:22Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:22:15.422Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | -5.44485° |
| Altitude | 780.918 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 21m 08s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 6.67099° |
| Longitude | -5.17165° |
| Altitude | 780.104 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 07h 47m 28s |
| Apparent Declination | -42° 54' 38" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:08:00 |
| Azimuth | 222.713° SW |
| Elevation | -11.577° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.082 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.188 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.772 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002023 |
| Inclination | 86.3995° |
| RAAN | 155.2846° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 97.9164° |
| True anomaly | 262.20313° |
| Mean anomaly | 262.2261° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 262.21462° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.000054423 |
| 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 149 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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| 8 mins | 2024-12-26 21:41:26.676Z | 24.524° NE | 2024-12-26 21:45:26.676Z | 76.047° E | 22.689° | 2024-12-26 21:49:26.676Z | 130.636° SE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 23:23:26.676Z | 327.411° NNW | 2024-12-26 23:26:26.676Z | 272.591° WNW | 29.973° | 2024-12-26 23:30:26.676Z | 213.715° SW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 10:38:26.676Z | 156.534° SSE | 2024-12-27 10:41:26.676Z | 103.031° ESE | 38.064° | 2024-12-27 10:46:26.676Z | 13.647° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 12:21:26.676Z | 265.249° W | 2024-12-27 12:22:26.676Z | 278.821° WNW | 16.153° | 2024-12-27 12:25:26.676Z | 317.695° NNW |
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