IRIDIUM 160, 43569
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 160, 43569 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 25 Jul 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 160 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NGIS 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 15 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 160
1 43569U 18061A 24361.28461093 .00000108 00000-0 31523-4 0 9999
2 43569 86.3965 281.5462 0002380 81.7298 278.4168 14.34218668336272Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:49:50.384Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 83.82006° |
| Altitude | 780.466 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 46m 11s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -76.23653° |
| Longitude | -81.61679° |
| Altitude | 806.952 km |
| Speed | 7.448 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 31m 41s |
| Apparent Declination | -59° 14' 15" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:48:07 |
| Azimuth | 173.696° S |
| Elevation | -70.505° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.331 km |
| Perigee altitude | 772.926 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.766 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000238 |
| Inclination | 86.3965° |
| RAAN | 281.5462° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 81.7298° |
| True anomaly | 278.38982° |
| Mean anomaly | 278.4168° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 278.40331° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000031523 |
| Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2018 (2018-07-25 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 160, 43569 |
| IRIDIUM 166, 43570 |
| IRIDIUM 158, 43571 |
| IRIDIUM 165, 43572 |
| IRIDIUM 155, 43573 |
| IRIDIUM 154, 43574 |
| IRIDIUM 163, 43575 |
| IRIDIUM 156, 43576 |
| IRIDIUM 164, 43577 |
| IRIDIUM 159, 43578 |
IRIDIUM 160 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 | 2024-12-27 06:51:08.422Z | 4.448° NNE | 2024-12-27 06:55:08.422Z | 68.181° E | 42.792° | 2024-12-27 07:00:08.422Z | 169.28° S |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 18:09:08.422Z | 104.403° ESE | 2024-12-27 18:11:08.422Z | 78.525° E | 15.485° | 2024-12-27 18:14:08.422Z | 42.626° NE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 19:48:08.422Z | 205.164° SW | 2024-12-27 19:51:08.422Z | 267.294° W | 39.213° | 2024-12-27 19:56:08.422Z | 352.622° N |
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