IRIDIUM

NORAD 41926 · COSPAR 2017-003K · ACTIVE

Orbit: #51228 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.4001 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 23:02 UTC Â· 11.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 111
1 41926U 17003K 26300.96011610 .00000109 00000-0 32023-4 0 09992
2 41926 86.4001 32.8396 0002096 95.9113 264.2322 14.34218800512289

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

86.4001Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002096

RAAN

32.8396Â°

Arg of Perigee

95.9113Â°

Mean Motion

14.342188 rev/d