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IRIDIUM 165, 43572

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 165, 43572 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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier
43572, 2018-061D
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
21 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)
2018-07-25 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
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 21 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 165
1 43572U 18061D   25195.95790715  .00000103  00000-0  29557-4 0  9998
2 43572  86.3984 197.6878 0002206  92.0257 268.1192 14.34217906365057
Epoch: 2025-07-14T22:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T22:59:23.177Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-80.21809°
Altitude
780.77 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 10m 45s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
53.13336°
Longitude
94.63287°
Altitude
785.185 km
Speed
7.467 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 22m 45s
Apparent Declination
12° 08' 28"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:15:29
Azimuth
323.417° NNW
Elevation
-30.147°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
776.209 km
Perigee altitude
773.053 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.768 km
Eccentricity
0.00022
Inclination
86.3984°
RAAN
197.6878°
Arg. of periapsis
92.0257°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
268.1192°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.58783 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
0.000029557
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IRIDIUM 165 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-07-16 00:13:19.918Z157.686° S2025-07-16 00:17:19.918Z94.917° ESE36.733°2025-07-16 00:22:19.918Z14.617° NNE
5 mins2025-07-16 01:56:19.918Z253.99° W2025-07-16 01:58:19.918Z281.043° WNW17.395°2025-07-16 02:01:19.918Z320.428° NNW
8 mins2025-07-16 12:25:19.918Z350.089° N2025-07-16 12:28:19.918Z301.839° NW43.037°2025-07-16 12:33:19.918Z187.428° SSW
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