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 | 11 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 11 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 170
1 43930U 19002J 24361.13279947 .00002344 00000-0 36774-3 0 9992
2 43930 86.6108 218.4256 0002413 85.7158 274.4335 14.72265600320097Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:11Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:11:13.874Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 75.50122° |
| Altitude | 656.821 km |
| Speed | 7.529 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 33m 42s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -21.65153° |
| Longitude | 73.96426° |
| Altitude | 662.616 km |
| Speed | 7.525 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 16h 02m 29s |
| Apparent Declination | -74° 21' 20" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:52:19 |
| Azimuth | 170.686° S |
| Elevation | -26.33° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 652.447 km |
| Perigee altitude | 649.055 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,028.888 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002413 |
| Inclination | 86.6108° |
| RAAN | 218.4256° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 85.7158° |
| True anomaly | 274.40593° |
| Mean anomaly | 274.4335° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 274.41972° |
| Mean motion | 3.6831 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00036774 |
| Orbital 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 14:43:28.386Z | 149.762° SSE | 2024-12-26 14:47:28.386Z | 78.018° E | 30.433° | 2024-12-26 14:50:28.386Z | 25.258° NE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 16:23:28.386Z | 250.469° W | 2024-12-26 16:25:28.386Z | 282.494° WNW | 17.921° | 2024-12-26 16:28:28.386Z | 325.541° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 02:36:28.386Z | 12.273° NNE | 2024-12-27 02:39:28.386Z | 89.404° E | 40.121° | 2024-12-27 02:43:28.386Z | 163.981° S |
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