IRIDIUM

NORAD 42803 · COSPAR 2017-039A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #48814 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3913 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-13 11:57 UTC Â· 20.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 113
1 42803U 17039A 26286.49799843 .00000111 00000-0 32497-4 0 09996
2 42803 86.3913 272.7076 0002293 86.0075 274.1383 14.34218253488148

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 25th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 3 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

86.3913Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002293

RAAN

272.7076Â°

Arg of Perigee

86.0075Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218253 rev/d