IRIDIUM

NORAD 41917 · COSPAR 2017-003A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #51470 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3994 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-14 04:01 UTC Â· 18.4 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 106
1 41917U 17003A 26318.16757291 .00000035 00000-0 55573-5 0 09999
2 41917 86.3994 25.8334 0002415 99.0819 261.0650 14.34217806514709

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 14th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 10 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

86.3994Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002415

RAAN

25.8334Â°

Arg of Perigee

99.0819Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217806 rev/d