IRIDIUM 150, 43257
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 150, 43257 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 150 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 150
1 43257U 18030J 24361.16309467 .00000040 00000-0 72912-5 0 9995
2 43257 86.3991 155.3773 0001912 100.3765 259.7647 14.34216495353049Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:54Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:54:51.379Z)
| Latitude | 0.00004° |
| Longitude | 1.51679° |
| Altitude | 780.966 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 21m 30s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in partial shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -16.7803° |
| Longitude | -177.56329° |
| Altitude | 784.565 km |
| Speed | 7.461 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 18m 25s |
| Apparent Declination | -28° 26' 26" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:33:38 |
| Azimuth | 59.221° ENE |
| Elevation | -70.736° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.003 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.268 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.773 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001912 |
| Inclination | 86.3991° |
| RAAN | 155.3773° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 100.3765° |
| True anomaly | 259.74314° |
| Mean anomaly | 259.7647° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 259.75392° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0000072912 |
| 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 150 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2024-12-26 21:16:00.669Z | 51.926° ENE | 2024-12-26 21:18:00.669Z | 76.273° E | 13.163° | 2024-12-26 21:20:00.669Z | 99.886° ESE |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-26 22:55:00.669Z | 349.485° N | 2024-12-26 22:59:00.669Z | 271.354° WNW | 42.476° | 2024-12-26 23:04:00.669Z | 189.684° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 10:12:00.669Z | 125.441° SE | 2024-12-27 10:15:00.669Z | 73.073° E | 25.134° | 2024-12-27 10:18:00.669Z | 31.564° NE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 11:52:00.669Z | 228.917° WSW | 2024-12-27 11:55:00.669Z | 277.325° WNW | 26.899° | 2024-12-27 11:59:00.669Z | 336.941° NNW |
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