IRIDIUM 156, 43576
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 156, 43576 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 156 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 20 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 20 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 156
1 43576U 18061H 24361.06262025 .00000202 00000-0 65170-4 0 9997
2 43576 86.3965 281.5841 0001865 88.1390 272.0020 14.34220576336247Epoch: 2024-12-26T01:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T01:30:10.389Z)
| Latitude | 0.00003° |
| Longitude | 163.99341° |
| Altitude | 780.662 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 46m 20s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -78.51022° |
| Longitude | 145.70047° |
| Altitude | 806.908 km |
| Speed | 7.448 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 09h 35m 50s |
| Apparent Declination | -70° 00' 55" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:36:38 |
| Azimuth | 189.737° SSW |
| Elevation | -58.922° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 775.956 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.288 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.759 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001865 |
| Inclination | 86.3965° |
| RAAN | 281.5841° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 88.139° |
| True anomaly | 271.98064° |
| Mean anomaly | 272.002° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 271.99132° |
| Mean motion | 3.58784 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00006517 |
| 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 156 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 06:32:41.364Z | 13.017° NNE | 2024-12-27 06:36:41.364Z | 72.412° E | 35.183° | 2024-12-27 06:41:41.364Z | 155.263° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 08:15:41.364Z | 303.526° NW | 2024-12-27 08:17:41.364Z | 274.165° WNW | 18.21° | 2024-12-27 08:20:41.364Z | 237.402° WSW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 19:29:41.364Z | 185.606° SSW | 2024-12-27 19:32:41.364Z | 220.264° SW | 44.4° | 2024-12-27 19:37:41.364Z | 0.522° NNE |
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