IRIDIUM 142, 43256
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 142, 43256 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 142 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 142
1 43256U 18030H 24361.19480713 -.00000162 00000-0 -64775-4 0 9995
2 43256 86.3993 155.2652 0001889 106.9955 253.1448 14.34216511353025Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:40:31.336Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | -10.04306° |
| Altitude | 781.114 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 21m 03s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 77.6418° |
| Longitude | 153.20351° |
| Altitude | 789.535 km |
| Speed | 7.466 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 03m 57s |
| Apparent Declination | 26° 09' 39" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:52:56 |
| Azimuth | 11.93° NNE |
| Elevation | -22.945° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.987 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.285 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.773 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001889 |
| Inclination | 86.3993° |
| RAAN | 155.2652° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 106.9955° |
| True anomaly | 253.12408° |
| Mean anomaly | 253.1448° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 253.13444° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.000064775 |
| 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 142 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 22:00:14.997Z | 20.542° NNE | 2024-12-26 22:04:14.997Z | 87.687° E | 30.644° | 2024-12-26 22:08:14.997Z | 145.758° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 23:42:14.997Z | 313.19° NW | 2024-12-26 23:44:14.997Z | 282.546° WNW | 21.939° | 2024-12-26 23:48:14.997Z | 228.428° WSW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 10:56:14.997Z | 175.624° S | 2024-12-27 11:00:14.997Z | 57.648° ENE | 44.379° | 2024-12-27 11:04:14.997Z | 5.522° NNE |
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