Iridium Next SV131 - Norad ID: 43079
| Spacetrack Directory Name | IRIDIUM 131 |
| Alternative name | Iridium Next SV131 |
| Group | IRIDIUM |
| Follow IRIDIUM 131 | IRIDIUM 131 Tracker |
| Group follow IRIDIUM | Tracker IRIDIUM |
| Pass predictions IRIDIUM 131 | Pass predictions IRIDIUM 131 |
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| Days in orbit | 3213 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFWTR (Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 776 km |
| Apogee | 779 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 86.39° |
| Laps per day | 14 |
| Orbit | LEO (Polar) |
| Height IRIDIUM 131 | 789.86 km |
IRIDIUM 131, also known as Iridium Next SV131, is a communication and traffic monitoring satellite operated by IRIDS. It was launched on December 23, 2017, from AFWTR SLC4E using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 3.1 meters in length, 1.5 meters in diameter, and spans 9.4 meters with its solar arrays deployed. It has a dry mass of 700 kg and a launch mass of 860 kg. Equipped with an L-band payload for communication, Ka-band cross-links and downlinks, as well as ADS-B and AIS-receivers (part of the configuration on 58 satellites), it was designed to have a lifetime of up to 15 years. The satellite is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries and has a half hex prism shape with two panels. It was manufactured by OATKGA as part of the EliteBus series, specifically the ELiTeBus-1000 configuration.
satellite IRIDIUM 131 Date of exalting 23.12.2017y. Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 131 hundred 789.86 km. Average velocity IRIDIUM 131 is 26856.99 km/h. Inclination IRIDIUM 131 satellite 86.4°.