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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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

43926, 2019-002E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

Iridium Communications Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

NGIS SSG Gilbert

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

ELITEBUS, Unknown motor

Mass

860 kg wet, 700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2019-01-11 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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 169
1 43926U 19002E   25191.45516641  .00000217  00000-0  64444-4 0  9992
2 43926  86.4260 168.0198 0002798  55.4630 304.6833 14.38613442341094

Epoch: 2025-07-10T10:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T10:55:26.377Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

75.5387°

Altitude

765.004 km

Speed

7.472 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 12m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-84.04839°

Longitude

38.73336°

Altitude

793.197 km

Speed

7.455 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 38m 58s

Apparent Declination

-68° 13' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:09:07

Azimuth

185.777° SSW

Elevation

-61.406°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

762.038 km

Perigee altitude

758.044 km

Semi-major axis

7,138.178 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

86.426°

RAAN

168.0198°

Arg. of periapsis

55.463°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

304.6833°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.59884 °/min

Orbital period

100.03 mins

BSTAR

0.000064444

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IRIDIUM 169 Visibility forecast

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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	2025-07-11 00:25:59.057Z	254.558° W	2025-07-11 00:27:59.057Z	278.828° WNW	14.425°	2025-07-11 00:30:59.057Z	316.428° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-11 10:52:59.057Z	347.17° N	2025-07-11 10:56:59.057Z	245.917° WSW	41.049°	2025-07-11 11:00:59.057Z	192.37° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-11 22:06:59.057Z	131.081° SE	2025-07-11 22:09:59.057Z	83.894° E	25.156°	2025-07-11 22:13:59.057Z	27.945° NE
6 mins	2025-07-11 23:46:59.057Z	226.645° WSW	2025-07-11 23:49:59.057Z	272.443° WNW	26.498°	2025-07-11 23:52:59.057Z	326.184° NNW

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