IRIDIUM 170, 43930
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 170, 43930 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 170 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 16 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 16 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 170
1 43930U 19002J 24296.29159800 .00002237 00000-0 35071-3 0 9991
2 43930 86.6091 245.5108 0002172 82.9085 277.2379 14.72267138310552Epoch: 2024-10-22T06:59Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-22T06:59:54.067Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 109.3295° |
| Altitude | 656.755 km |
| Speed | 7.529 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 22m 02s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -8.72349° |
| Longitude | -70.42303° |
| Altitude | 658.953 km |
| Speed | 7.527 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 54m 18s |
| Apparent Declination | -23° 41' 12" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:38:52 |
| Azimuth | 33.392° NE |
| Elevation | -71.247° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 652.273 km |
| Perigee | 649.22 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,028.883 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002172 |
| Inclination | 86.6091° |
| RAAN | 245.5108° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 82.9085° |
| True anomaly | 277.21321° |
| Mean anomaly | 277.2379° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 277.22555° |
| Mean motion | 3.6831 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00035071 |
| Period | 97.74 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 170 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mins | 2024-10-23 08:02:58.289Z | 34.906° NE | 2024-10-23 08:05:58.289Z | 84.997° E | 21.276° | 2024-10-23 08:08:58.289Z | 129.572° SE |
| 6 mins | 2024-10-23 09:40:58.289Z | 326.703° NNW | 2024-10-23 09:43:58.289Z | 271.085° WNW | 26.116° | 2024-10-23 09:46:58.289Z | 221.131° SW |
| 6 mins | 2024-10-23 20:38:58.289Z | 140.604° SSE | 2024-10-23 20:41:58.289Z | 82.105° E | 28.856° | 2024-10-23 20:44:58.289Z | 28.034° NE |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-23 22:17:58.289Z | 247.371° WSW | 2024-10-23 22:19:58.289Z | 280.289° WNW | 19.169° | 2024-10-23 22:22:58.289Z | 325.571° NNW |