IRIDIUM 146, 43254
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 146, 43254 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 146 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 146
1 43254U 18030F 24361.18846401 .00000023 00000-0 12047-5 0 9992
2 43254 86.3993 155.3243 0001735 103.4477 256.6913 14.34217031353024Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:31Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:31:23.29Z)
| Latitude | 0.00005° |
| Longitude | -7.69418° |
| Altitude | 781.007 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 21m 17s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 65.49173° |
| Longitude | 0.04609° |
| Altitude | 788.066 km |
| Speed | 7.466 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 33m 50s |
| Apparent Declination | 43° 36' 23" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:33:38 |
| Azimuth | 338.726° N |
| Elevation | -2.188° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.875 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.393 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.771 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001735 |
| Inclination | 86.3993° |
| RAAN | 155.3243° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 103.4477° |
| True anomaly | 256.67195° |
| Mean anomaly | 256.6913° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 256.68163° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0000012047 |
| 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 146 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2024-12-26 21:51:00.541Z | 24.101° NE | 2024-12-26 21:55:00.541Z | 84.464° E | 26.417° | 2024-12-26 21:59:00.541Z | 138.987° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 23:33:00.541Z | 318.306° NNW | 2024-12-26 23:35:00.541Z | 285.369° WNW | 25.654° | 2024-12-26 23:39:00.541Z | 223.631° SW |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-27 10:47:00.541Z | 167.157° S | 2024-12-27 10:51:00.541Z | 82.615° E | 42.105° | 2024-12-27 10:56:00.541Z | 8.834° NNE |
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