IRIDIUM 163, 43575
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 163, 43575 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 163 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 18 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 18 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 163
1 43575U 18061G 25013.22780576 .00000369 00000-0 12465-3 0 9997
2 43575 86.3958 273.9840 0001979 83.1569 276.9852 14.34217428338858Epoch: 2025-01-13T05:28Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-13T05:28:02.417Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | 79.02206° |
| Altitude | 780.547 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 15m 56s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 16.60142° |
| Longitude | 79.77018° |
| Altitude | 779.456 km |
| Speed | 7.466 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 16h 01m 20s |
| Apparent Declination | -13° 14' 38" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:32:09 |
| Azimuth | 284.994° WNW |
| Elevation | -37.128° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.048 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.217 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.77 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001979 |
| Inclination | 86.3958° |
| RAAN | 273.984° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 83.1569° |
| True anomaly | 276.96269° |
| Mean anomaly | 276.9852° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 276.97395° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00012465 |
| 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 163 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2025-01-14 05:29:47.218Z | 353.517° N | 2025-01-14 05:33:47.218Z | 242.181° WSW | 44.248° | 2025-01-14 05:37:47.218Z | 184.836° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-14 16:46:47.218Z | 118.878° SE | 2025-01-14 16:48:47.218Z | 88.524° E | 22.233° | 2025-01-14 16:52:47.218Z | 32.868° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-14 18:26:47.218Z | 225.615° WSW | 2025-01-14 18:29:47.218Z | 282.395° WNW | 30.255° | 2025-01-14 18:33:47.218Z | 341.529° N |
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