IRIDIUM 140, 43252
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 140, 43252 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 140 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 140
1 43252U 18030D 24361.15040291 .00000755 00000-0 26264-3 0 9996
2 43252 86.3990 155.3530 0001906 93.0392 267.1022 14.34221431353070Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:36Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:36:34.811Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 6.07403° |
| Altitude | 780.775 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 21m 24s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in partial shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -23.00869° |
| Longitude | -172.56486° |
| Altitude | 786.885 km |
| Speed | 7.459 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 13m 39s |
| Apparent Declination | -31° 32' 01" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:17:03 |
| Azimuth | 61.77° ENE |
| Elevation | -74.679° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.983 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.256 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.756 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001906 |
| Inclination | 86.399° |
| RAAN | 155.353° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 93.0392° |
| True anomaly | 267.08039° |
| Mean anomaly | 267.1022° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 267.09129° |
| Mean motion | 3.58784 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00026264 |
| 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 140 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2024-12-26 22:36:28.101Z | 359.859° N | 2024-12-26 22:40:28.101Z | 38.308° NE | 44.467° | 2024-12-26 22:45:28.101Z | 175.81° S |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 09:53:28.101Z | 118.405° SE | 2024-12-27 09:56:28.101Z | 78.76° E | 18.327° | 2024-12-27 09:59:28.101Z | 40.335° NE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 11:33:28.101Z | 212.839° SW | 2024-12-27 11:36:28.101Z | 268.875° W | 35.301° | 2024-12-27 11:41:28.101Z | 348.979° N |
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