Iridium Next SV160 - Norad ID: 43569
| Spacetrack Directory Name | IRIDIUM 160 |
| Alternative name | Iridium Next SV160 |
| Group | IRIDIUM |
| Follow IRIDIUM 160 | IRIDIUM 160 Tracker |
| Group follow IRIDIUM | Tracker IRIDIUM |
| Pass predictions IRIDIUM 160 | Pass predictions IRIDIUM 160 |
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| Days in orbit | 2999 |
| 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) | 86.4° |
| Laps per day | 14 |
| Orbit | LEO (Polar) |
| Height IRIDIUM 160 | 789.86 km |
IRIDIUM 160 (also known as Iridium Next SV160) is a communication and traffic monitoring satellite manufactured by NGISGA for IRIDS (Iridium). Launched on July 25, 2018, from Vandenberg Air Force Bases SLC4E pad aboard 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 deployable solar arrays. It weighs 700 kg dry and had a launch mass of 860 kg. The satellites design includes L-band payload for communication services, Ka-band cross-links and downlinks for data relay, an ADS-B payload, and an AIS-receiver (one among 58 satellites equipped with this feature). It is configured as a half hex prism with two panes and operates on solar power with batteries. Its mission is designed to last up to 10 years with plans for it to operate for 15 years.
satellite IRIDIUM 160 Date of exalting 25.07.2018y. Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 160 hundred 789.86 km. Average velocity IRIDIUM 160 is 26856.99 km/h. Inclination IRIDIUM 160 satellite 86.4°.