IRIDIUM 172, 43927
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 172, 43927 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 172 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 172
1 43927U 19002F 24296.31057902 .00000654 00000-0 22638-3 0 9996
2 43927 86.3960 245.4669 0002220 84.7154 275.4295 14.34225055302550Epoch: 2024-10-22T07:27Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-22T07:27:14.027Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 102.43373° |
| Altitude | 780.544 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 21m 52s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -59.0907° |
| Longitude | 96.1986° |
| Altitude | 801.81 km |
| Speed | 7.451 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 53m 14s |
| Apparent Declination | -83° 05' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:41:01 |
| Azimuth | 177.919° S |
| Elevation | -46.664° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 776.195 km |
| Perigee | 773.019 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.744 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000222 |
| Inclination | 86.396° |
| RAAN | 245.4669° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 84.7154° |
| True anomaly | 275.40417° |
| Mean anomaly | 275.4295° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 275.41684° |
| Mean motion | 3.58785 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00022638 |
| 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 172 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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 20:57:26.643Z | 161.972° S | 2024-10-22 21:02:26.643Z | 72.92° E | 38.03° | 2024-10-22 21:06:26.643Z | 14.701° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2024-10-22 22:41:26.643Z | 261.414° W | 2024-10-22 22:43:26.643Z | 288.727° WNW | 16.233° | 2024-10-22 22:45:26.643Z | 314.492° NW |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-23 09:09:26.643Z | 349.099° N | 2024-10-23 09:13:26.643Z | 256.154° W | 42.403° | 2024-10-23 09:17:26.643Z | 191.037° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2024-10-23 20:25:26.643Z | 133.211° SE | 2024-10-23 20:28:26.643Z | 89.362° E | 25.239° | 2024-10-23 20:32:26.643Z | 30.086° NE |