IRIDIUM

NORAD 41920 · COSPAR 2017-003D · ACTIVE

Orbit: #51228 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.4002 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 18:10 UTC Â· 40.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 102
1 41920U 17003D 26300.75715636 .00000042 00000-0 79883-5 0 09994
2 41920 86.4002 32.9874 0002180 96.2921 263.8523 14.34217409512283

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

86.4002Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.000218

RAAN

32.9874Â°

Arg of Perigee

96.2921Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217409 rev/d