IRIDIUM 148, 43255
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 148, 43255 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 148 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 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 10 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 148
1 43255U 18030G 24361.15675038 .00000212 00000-0 68699-4 0 9999
2 43255 86.3991 155.3725 0002042 98.7209 261.4218 14.34218364353054Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:45:43.232Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | 3.80218° |
| Altitude | 780.934 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 21m 29s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in partial shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -34.92819° |
| Longitude | 1.12477° |
| Altitude | 791.938 km |
| Speed | 7.456 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 28m 38s |
| Apparent Declination | -63° 49' 28" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:00:30 |
| Azimuth | 213.942° SW |
| Elevation | -38.517° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.09 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.169 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.767 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002042 |
| Inclination | 86.3991° |
| RAAN | 155.3725° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 98.7209° |
| True anomaly | 261.39866° |
| Mean anomaly | 261.4218° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 261.41023° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000068699 |
| 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 148 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 22:45:47.370Z | 354.808° N | 2024-12-26 22:49:47.370Z | 288.204° WNW | 44.627° | 2024-12-26 22:54:47.370Z | 182.887° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 10:02:47.370Z | 121.096° SE | 2024-12-27 10:05:47.370Z | 75.608° E | 21.586° | 2024-12-27 10:08:47.370Z | 35.756° NE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 11:42:47.370Z | 221.698° SW | 2024-12-27 11:45:47.370Z | 275.125° WNW | 31.072° | 2024-12-27 11:49:47.370Z | 340.542° N |
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