IRIDIUM 143, 43258
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 143, 43258 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 143 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 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 13 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 143
1 43258U 18030K 24361.00452818 -.00000273 00000-0 -10449-3 0 9993
2 43258 86.3998 155.5149 0001569 107.3376 252.7991 14.34219954352956Epoch: 2024-12-26T00:06Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T00:06:31.234Z)
| Latitude | -0.00009° |
| Longitude | 58.89461° |
| Altitude | 781.043 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 22m 03s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in partial shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -59.92172° |
| Longitude | -115.12537° |
| Altitude | 801.652 km |
| Speed | 7.451 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 39m 14s |
| Apparent Declination | -50° 54' 17" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:18:17 |
| Azimuth | 151.443° SSE |
| Elevation | -77.074° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.747 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.502 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.761 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001569 |
| Inclination | 86.3998° |
| RAAN | 155.5149° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 107.3376° |
| True anomaly | 252.78193° |
| Mean anomaly | 252.7991° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 252.79051° |
| Mean motion | 3.58784 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.00010449 |
| 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 143 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mins | 2024-12-26 22:26:41.710Z | 3.587° NNE | 2024-12-26 22:31:41.710Z | 95.384° ESE | 42.57° | 2024-12-26 22:36:41.710Z | 169.015° S |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 09:45:41.710Z | 100.119° ESE | 2024-12-27 09:47:41.710Z | 73.897° E | 15.05° | 2024-12-27 09:49:41.710Z | 49.392° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 11:23:41.710Z | 200.682° SSW | 2024-12-27 11:27:41.710Z | 284.029° WNW | 39.697° | 2024-12-27 11:31:41.710Z | 350.929° N |
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