Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 41918 · COSPAR 2017-003B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #51250 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.4 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-29 15:59 UTC · 32.2 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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IRIDIUM 103
1 41918U 17003B 26302.66627532 .00000006 00000-0 -50901-5 0 09991
2 41918 86.4000 32.2076 0001884 95.4515 264.6896 14.34217640512509
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 41918U 17003B 26302.66627532 .00000006 00000-0 -50901-5 0 09991
2 41918 86.4000 32.2076 0001884 95.4515 264.6896 14.34217640512509
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
January 14th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Iridium Communications, Inc.
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
LEO · 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 elementsInclination
86.4°
Period
100.4 min
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
779 km
Eccentricity
0.0001884
RAAN
32.2076°
Arg of Perigee
95.4515°
Mean Motion
14.3421764 rev/d