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). 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 180 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 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 13 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 180
1 43922U 19002A 24296.40572213 .00000682 00000-0 23637-3 0 9999
2 43922 86.3962 245.4471 0002094 84.5992 275.5443 14.34223260302591Epoch: 2024-10-22T09:44Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-22T09:44:14.392Z)
| Latitude | 0.00004° |
| Longitude | 68.06863° |
| Altitude | 780.555 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 21m 47s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -34.65819° |
| Longitude | -109.67058° |
| Altitude | 791.825 km |
| Speed | 7.456 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 59m 33s |
| Apparent Declination | -37° 13' 16" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:34:12 |
| Azimuth | 71.046° E |
| Elevation | -82.714° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 776.111 km |
| Perigee | 773.116 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.75 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002094 |
| Inclination | 86.3962° |
| RAAN | 245.4471° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 84.5992° |
| True anomaly | 275.52042° |
| Mean anomaly | 275.5443° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 275.53236° |
| Mean motion | 3.58784 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00023637 |
| Period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2019 (2019-01-11 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 180, 43922 |
| IRIDIUM 176, 43923 |
| IRIDIUM 168, 43924 |
| IRIDIUM 173, 43925 |
| IRIDIUM 169, 43926 |
| IRIDIUM 172, 43927 |
| IRIDIUM 175, 43928 |
| IRIDIUM 171, 43929 |
| IRIDIUM 170, 43930 |
| IRIDIUM 167, 43931 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2024-10-23 08:05:18.716Z | 24.769° NE | 2024-10-23 08:09:18.716Z | 85.739° E | 26.169° | 2024-10-23 08:13:18.716Z | 139.088° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2024-10-23 09:46:18.716Z | 327.861° NNW | 2024-10-23 09:49:18.716Z | 284.149° WNW | 25.929° | 2024-10-23 09:53:18.716Z | 222.852° SW |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-23 21:01:18.716Z | 166.53° S | 2024-10-23 21:05:18.716Z | 78.52° E | 41.863° | 2024-10-23 21:09:18.716Z | 10.963° NNE |