IRIDIUM 176, 43923
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 176, 43923 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 176 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 17 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 17 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 176
1 43923U 19002B 24296.21743525 .00002311 00000-0 36235-3 0 9994
2 43923 86.6091 245.5365 0002184 95.0330 265.1137 14.72267583310530Epoch: 2024-10-22T05:13Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-22T05:13:06.405Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 136.12689° |
| Altitude | 657.077 km |
| Speed | 7.529 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 22m 08s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -15.60373° |
| Longitude | -43.22968° |
| Altitude | 660.591 km |
| Speed | 7.526 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 52m 48s |
| Apparent Declination | -27° 15' 05" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:31:47 |
| Azimuth | 35.494° NE |
| Elevation | -74.979° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 652.28 km |
| Perigee | 649.21 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,028.882 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002184 |
| Inclination | 86.6091° |
| RAAN | 245.5365° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 95.033° |
| True anomaly | 265.08876° |
| Mean anomaly | 265.1137° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 265.10123° |
| Mean motion | 3.6831 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00036235 |
| Period | 97.74 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 176 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mins | 2024-10-23 07:53:54.774Z | 37.174° NE | 2024-10-23 07:56:54.774Z | 81.979° E | 17.759° | 2024-10-23 07:58:54.774Z | 112.638° SE |
| 7 mins | 2024-10-23 09:31:54.774Z | 332.889° NNW | 2024-10-23 09:34:54.774Z | 274.045° WNW | 30.778° | 2024-10-23 09:38:54.774Z | 208.551° SW |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-23 20:30:54.774Z | 123.95° SE | 2024-10-23 20:32:54.774Z | 85.459° E | 24.457° | 2024-10-23 20:35:54.774Z | 33.8° NE |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-23 22:08:54.774Z | 240.866° WSW | 2024-10-23 22:10:54.774Z | 277.551° WNW | 22.899° | 2024-10-23 22:13:54.774Z | 328.124° NNW |