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 | 12 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 12 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 172
1 43927U 19002F 24361.12554262 .00000106 00000-0 30848-4 0 9994
2 43927 86.3976 218.3968 0002127 85.2957 274.8481 14.34218379311844Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:00Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:00:46.882Z)
| Latitude | -0.00009° |
| Longitude | 78.09203° |
| Altitude | 780.588 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 33m 35s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -43.88194° |
| Longitude | 74.43879° |
| Altitude | 795.58 km |
| Speed | 7.454 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 19m 46s |
| Apparent Declination | -86° 03' 18" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:53:40 |
| Azimuth | 175.391° S |
| Elevation | -38.252° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.151 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.108 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.767 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002127 |
| Inclination | 86.3976° |
| RAAN | 218.3968° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 85.2957° |
| True anomaly | 274.82381° |
| Mean anomaly | 274.8481° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 274.83596° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000030848 |
| Orbital 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: 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 | 2024-12-26 14:50:48.588Z | 158.355° S | 2024-12-26 14:54:48.588Z | 101.697° ESE | 36.366° | 2024-12-26 14:59:48.588Z | 15.288° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 16:33:48.588Z | 251.875° W | 2024-12-26 16:35:48.588Z | 278.319° WNW | 17.349° | 2024-12-26 16:38:48.588Z | 318.575° NNW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 03:02:48.588Z | 350.619° N | 2024-12-27 03:06:48.588Z | 230.114° WSW | 42.658° | 2024-12-27 03:10:48.588Z | 187.609° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 14:18:48.588Z | 128.592° SE | 2024-12-27 14:21:48.588Z | 83.608° E | 23.898° | 2024-12-27 14:25:48.588Z | 29.429° NE |
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