IRIDIUM

NORAD 41924 · COSPAR 2017-003H · ACTIVE

Orbit: #51465 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3999 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-31 13:43 UTC Â· 20.1 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 108
1 41924U 17003H 26304.57197152 .00000095 00000-0 26985-4 0 09991
2 41924 86.3999 359.7485 0002252 93.3348 266.8106 14.34218728514658

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

86.3999Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002252

RAAN

359.7485Â°

Arg of Perigee

93.3348Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218728 rev/d