IRIDIUM 180, 43922
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 180, 43922 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 11 Jan 2019 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
14 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
Shape & HBR
Trap Box + 2 Pan, 9.4 m
Radar Cross Section
14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 180
1 43922U 19002A 25195.31679377 .00000066 00000-0 16499-4 0 9992
2 43922 86.3998 134.8531 0002342 83.0289 277.1173 14.34217973340568Epoch: 2025-07-14T07:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T07:36:10.981Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
88.37994°
Altitude
780.51 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 59m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
34.0895°
Longitude
-94.29245°
Altitude
781.552 km
Speed
7.467 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 26m 23s
Apparent Declination
0° 25' 12"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:12:08
Azimuth
17.644° NNE
Elevation
-49.152°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2019 (2019-01-11 UTC)
IRIDIUM 180 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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| 8 mins | 2025-07-15 07:37:35.125Z | 14.519° NNE | 2025-07-15 07:41:35.125Z | 82.295° E | 35.384° | 2025-07-15 07:45:35.125Z | 151.816° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-15 09:19:35.125Z | 312.155° NW | 2025-07-15 09:21:35.125Z | 285.15° WNW | 18.261° | 2025-07-15 09:24:35.125Z | 244.098° WSW |
| 10 mins | 2025-07-15 20:32:35.125Z | 183.948° SSW | 2025-07-15 20:37:35.125Z | 271.955° WNW | 44.782° | 2025-07-15 20:42:35.125Z | 0.778° NNE |
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