IRIDIUM 171, 43929
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 171, 43929 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 171 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 171
1 43929U 19002H 24296.43109979 .00000181 00000-0 57738-4 0 9998
2 43929 86.3972 245.6558 0002513 78.1700 281.9778 14.34217460302563Epoch: 2024-10-22T10:20Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-22T10:20:47.021Z)
| Latitude | -0° |
| Longitude | 59.11636° |
| Altitude | 780.346 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 22m 37s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 77.53143° |
| Longitude | 75.35939° |
| Altitude | 789.07 km |
| Speed | 7.467 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 35m 00s |
| Apparent Declination | 40° 57' 26" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:32:39 |
| Azimuth | 359.551° N |
| Elevation | -9.125° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 776.43 km |
| Perigee | 772.835 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.77 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002513 |
| Inclination | 86.3972° |
| RAAN | 245.6558° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 78.17° |
| True anomaly | 281.94963° |
| Mean anomaly | 281.9778° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 281.96371° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000057738 |
| 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 171 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mins | 2024-10-23 08:40:46.652Z | 3.619° NNE | 2024-10-23 08:45:46.652Z | 82.13° E | 42.325° | 2024-10-23 08:50:46.652Z | 168.039° S |
| 4 mins | 2024-10-23 19:59:46.652Z | 101.97° ESE | 2024-10-23 20:01:46.652Z | 76.346° E | 14.814° | 2024-10-23 20:03:46.652Z | 51.507° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2024-10-23 21:37:46.652Z | 199.18° SSW | 2024-10-23 21:41:46.652Z | 275.028° WNW | 40.176° | 2024-10-23 21:46:46.652Z | 353.946° N |