IRIDIUM 166, 43570
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 166, 43570 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 166 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 9 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 9 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 166
1 43570U 18061B 24361.51928588 .00000215 00000-0 69847-4 0 9993
2 43570 86.3965 281.4060 0001873 88.5371 271.6040 14.34217433336330Epoch: 2024-12-26T12:27Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T12:27:46.3Z)
| Latitude | 0.00007° |
| Longitude | -1.03443° |
| Altitude | 780.682 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 45m 37s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 38.09367° |
| Longitude | 175.9936° |
| Altitude | 782.284 km |
| Speed | 7.467 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 07h 38m 08s |
| Apparent Declination | 1° 51' 08" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:52:39 |
| Azimuth | 26.782° NE |
| Elevation | -44.885° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.972 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.293 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.77 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001873 |
| Inclination | 86.3965° |
| RAAN | 281.406° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 88.5371° |
| True anomaly | 271.58255° |
| Mean anomaly | 271.604° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 271.59327° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000069847 |
| 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 166 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 05:47:39.614Z | 36.263° NE | 2024-12-27 05:50:39.614Z | 72.454° E | 16.309° | 2024-12-27 05:53:39.614Z | 110.7° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 07:28:39.614Z | 340.264° N | 2024-12-27 07:31:39.614Z | 283.562° WNW | 38.147° | 2024-12-27 07:36:39.614Z | 197.854° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 18:44:39.614Z | 135.485° SSE | 2024-12-27 18:47:39.614Z | 77.508° E | 29.924° | 2024-12-27 18:51:39.614Z | 22.437° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 20:25:39.614Z | 242.672° WSW | 2024-12-27 20:27:39.614Z | 272.787° WNW | 22.376° | 2024-12-27 20:31:39.614Z | 330.637° NNW |
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