Iridium Next SV148 - Norad ID: 43255
| Spacetrack Directory Name | IRIDIUM 148 |
| Alternative name | Iridium Next SV148 |
| Group | IRIDIUM |
| Follow IRIDIUM 148 | IRIDIUM 148 Tracker |
| Group follow IRIDIUM | Tracker IRIDIUM |
| Pass predictions IRIDIUM 148 | Pass predictions IRIDIUM 148 |
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| Days in orbit | 3116 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFWTR (Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 776 km |
| Apogee | 779 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 86.39° |
| Laps per day | 14 |
| Orbit | LEO (Polar) |
| Height IRIDIUM 148 | 789.86 km |
IRIDIUM 148, also known as Iridium Next SV148, is a communication and traffic monitoring satellite operated by IRIDS (Iridium LLC). It was launched on March 30, 2018, from AFWTR SLC4E using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 3.1 meters in length, 1.5 meters in diameter, and spans 9.4 meters with its deployable solar arrays. It features an ELiTeBus-1000 configuration based on the EliteBus bus system, manufactured by OATKGA (OneWeb Technologies Inc.). Its dry mass is 700 kg and launch mass was 860 kg. Equipped with a L-band payload, Ka-band cross-links and downlinks, ADS-B payload, and AIS-receiver, IRIDIUM 148 supports communication services and traffic monitoring from its designed 10-year lifetime, with plans for extended operation up to 15 years. The satellite is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries, adopting a half hex prism shape with two panels.
satellite IRIDIUM 148 Date of exalting 30.03.2018y. Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 148 hundred 789.86 km. Average velocity IRIDIUM 148 is 26856.99 km/h. Inclination IRIDIUM 148 satellite 86.4°.