IRIDIUM

NORAD 41921 · COSPAR 2017-003E · ACTIVE

Orbit: #51319 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.4018 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-21 03:46 UTC Â· 48.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 105
1 41921U 17003E 26294.15751569 .00000202 00000-0 65027-4 0 09998
2 41921 86.4018 4.2159 0002286 89.3034 270.8423 14.34218431513198

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

86.4018Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002286

RAAN

4.2159Â°

Arg of Perigee

89.3034Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218431 rev/d