IRIDIUM

NORAD 41917 · COSPAR 2017-003A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #51164 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3999 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-23 19:38 UTC Â· 14.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 106
1 41917U 17003A 26296.81840138 .00000152 00000-0 47274-4 0 09997
2 41917 86.3999 34.7504 0002071 103.0811 257.0616 14.34216690511645

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 14th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 9 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Iridium Communications, Inc.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Thales Alenia Space/Orbital ATK

Launch mass

860 kg

Power

50.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

86.3999Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002071

RAAN

34.7504Â°

Arg of Perigee

103.0811Â°

Mean Motion

14.3421669 rev/d