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IRIDIUM 175, 43928

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 175, 43928 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

43928, 2019-002G

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 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 10 hours ago

0 IRIDIUM 175
1 43928U 19002G   25181.48906189  .00000640  00000-0  97541-4 0  9990
2 43928  86.1497  92.3773 0002129  61.6846 298.4586 14.72246386347491

Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:44:14.947Z)

Latitude

0.00008°

Longitude

-2.48311°

Altitude

656.294 km

Speed

7.53 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 09m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.14112°

Longitude

172.18939°

Altitude

662.097 km

Speed

7.532 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 54m 39s

Apparent Declination

10° 55' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:42:20

Azimuth

32.156° NE

Elevation

-33.356°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

652.319 km

Perigee altitude

649.326 km

Semi-major axis

7,028.959 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

86.1497°

RAAN

92.3773°

Arg. of periapsis

61.6846°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

298.4586°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.68304 °/min

Orbital period

97.75 mins

BSTAR

0.000097541

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IRIDIUM 175 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.
8 mins	2025-07-01 06:14:54.915Z	356.419° N	2025-07-01 06:18:54.915Z	238.052° WSW	44.946°	2025-07-01 06:22:54.915Z	179.87° S
7 mins	2025-07-01 18:51:54.915Z	198.959° SSW	2025-07-01 18:54:54.915Z	287.778° WNW	41.261°	2025-07-01 18:58:54.915Z	355.019° N

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