IRIDIUM 173, 43925
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 173, 43925 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 173 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 173
1 43925U 19002D 24296.38670105 .00000357 00000-0 12035-3 0 9997
2 43925 86.3957 245.4290 0002150 81.5954 278.5486 14.34217056302557Epoch: 2024-10-22T09:16Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-22T09:16:50.97Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 74.91687° |
| Altitude | 780.492 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 21m 42s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -59.89209° |
| Longitude | 68.48532° |
| Altitude | 802.038 km |
| Speed | 7.451 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 19m 57s |
| Apparent Declination | -78° 08' 34" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:30:43 |
| Azimuth | 191.957° SSW |
| Elevation | -48.118° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 776.172 km |
| Perigee | 773.096 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.771 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000215 |
| Inclination | 86.3957° |
| RAAN | 245.429° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 81.5954° |
| True anomaly | 278.52424° |
| Mean anomaly | 278.5486° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 278.53642° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00012035 |
| 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 173 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2024-10-22 22:50:50.287Z | 266.381° W | 2024-10-22 22:52:50.287Z | 291.232° WNW | 13.348° | 2024-10-22 22:54:50.287Z | 314.567° NW |
| 4 mins | 2024-10-23 07:39:50.287Z | 55.081° ENE | 2024-10-23 07:40:50.287Z | 68.368° E | 15.769° | 2024-10-23 07:43:50.287Z | 107.198° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-23 09:18:50.287Z | 342.644° N | 2024-10-23 09:22:50.287Z | 252.554° W | 38.282° | 2024-10-23 09:26:50.287Z | 197.874° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2024-10-23 20:34:50.287Z | 137.478° SSE | 2024-10-23 20:37:50.287Z | 85.095° E | 29.507° | 2024-10-23 20:41:50.287Z | 24.691° NE |
| 6 mins | 2024-10-23 22:15:50.287Z | 238.687° WSW | 2024-10-23 22:18:50.287Z | 285.687° WNW | 23.05° | 2024-10-23 22:21:50.287Z | 328.486° NNW |