IRIDIUM 169, 43926
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 169, 43926 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 169 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 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 11 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 169
1 43926U 19002E 24296.48193540 .00000351 00000-0 10829-3 0 9995
2 43926 86.4169 277.0311 0003070 123.6360 236.5132 14.38608068303576Epoch: 2024-10-22T11:33Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-22T11:33:59.218Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 72.14074° |
| Altitude | 767.369 km |
| Speed | 7.47 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 28m 07s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -16.5404° |
| Longitude | -106.98994° |
| Altitude | 769.153 km |
| Speed | 7.469 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 08m 37s |
| Apparent Declination | -27° 34' 29" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:36:25 |
| Azimuth | 329.19° NNW |
| Elevation | -75.976° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 762.25 km |
| Perigee | 757.868 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,138.196 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000307 |
| Inclination | 86.4169° |
| RAAN | 277.0311° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 123.636° |
| True anomaly | 236.48387° |
| Mean anomaly | 236.5132° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 236.49853° |
| Mean motion | 3.59882 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00010829 |
| Period | 100.03 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 169 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2024-10-22 23:21:31.822Z | 176.149° S | 2024-10-22 23:26:31.822Z | 45.184° ENE | 43.995° | 2024-10-22 23:30:31.822Z | 5.554° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-23 09:52:31.822Z | 48.812° ENE | 2024-10-23 09:54:31.822Z | 77.486° E | 17.889° | 2024-10-23 09:57:31.822Z | 116.598° SE |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-23 11:31:31.822Z | 339.116° N | 2024-10-23 11:35:31.822Z | 258.42° W | 35.105° | 2024-10-23 11:39:31.822Z | 202.997° SW |