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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). 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

43255, 2018-030G

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 148
1 43255U 18030G   25188.83416873  .00000186  00000-0  59200-4 0  9990
2 43255  86.3948  74.4254 0002050  89.1913 270.9518 14.34216359380813

Epoch: 2025-07-07T20:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T20:01:12.178Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-151.91316°

Altitude

780.699 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 57m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

45.34455°

Longitude

-148.48442°

Altitude

783.564 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 35m 47s

Apparent Declination

6° 10' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:02:44

Azimuth

28.609° NE

Elevation

-39.741°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.103 km

Perigee altitude

773.17 km

Semi-major axis

7,152.773 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

86.3948°

RAAN

74.4254°

Arg. of periapsis

89.1913°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

270.9518°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58783 °/min

Orbital period

100.34 mins

BSTAR

0.0000592

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IRIDIUM 148 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	2025-07-08 16:14:05.706Z	144.119° SSE	2025-07-08 16:18:05.706Z	82.56° E	29.31°	2025-07-08 16:22:05.706Z	24.244° NE
6 mins	2025-07-08 17:56:05.706Z	239.575° WSW	2025-07-08 17:59:05.706Z	287.628° WNW	23.143°	2025-07-08 18:02:05.706Z	329.578° NNW
9 mins	2025-07-09 04:25:05.706Z	0.8° NNE	2025-07-09 04:29:05.706Z	90.065° ESE	44.625°	2025-07-09 04:34:05.706Z	175.108° S

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