IRIDIUM

NORAD 41921 · COSPAR 2017-003E · ACTIVE

Orbit: #51623 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3988 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-11 08:48 UTC Â· 22.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 105
1 41921U 17003E 26315.36714101 .00000177 00000-0 55989-4 0 09993
2 41921 86.3988 355.3570 0002034 89.8208 270.3221 14.34218548516237

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

86.3988Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002034

RAAN

355.357Â°

Arg of Perigee

89.8208Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218548 rev/d