IRIDIUM 168, 43924
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 168, 43924 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 168 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 168
1 43924U 19002C 24296.39938875 .00000511 00000-0 17538-3 0 9993
2 43924 86.3962 245.5101 0002120 84.8014 275.3423 14.34221365302570Epoch: 2024-10-22T09:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-22T09:35:07.188Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | 70.41788° |
| Altitude | 780.565 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 22m 02s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -78.82142° |
| Longitude | -91.32483° |
| Altitude | 807.179 km |
| Speed | 7.448 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 37m 02s |
| Apparent Declination | -60° 26' 06" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:37:36 |
| Azimuth | 179.801° S |
| Elevation | -69.481° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 776.136 km |
| Perigee | 773.103 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.757 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000212 |
| Inclination | 86.3962° |
| RAAN | 245.5101° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 84.8014° |
| True anomaly | 275.31811° |
| Mean anomaly | 275.3423° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 275.33021° |
| Mean motion | 3.58784 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00017538 |
| 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 168 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 07:55:42.776Z | 24.924° NE | 2024-10-23 07:59:42.776Z | 76.325° E | 22.356° | 2024-10-23 08:03:42.776Z | 130.245° SE |
| 7 mins | 2024-10-23 09:37:42.776Z | 327.755° NNW | 2024-10-23 09:40:42.776Z | 272.182° WNW | 30.382° | 2024-10-23 09:44:42.776Z | 213.037° SW |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-23 20:52:42.776Z | 155.625° SSE | 2024-10-23 20:55:42.776Z | 101.848° ESE | 37.69° | 2024-10-23 21:00:42.776Z | 13.993° NNE |