IRIDIUM

NORAD 42803 · COSPAR 2017-039A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #49106 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.394 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-02 20:53 UTC Â· 16.8 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 113
1 42803U 17039A 26306.87040683 .00000052 00000-0 11577-4 0 09992
2 42803 86.3940 264.1816 0002188 83.5585 276.5860 14.34217950491060

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 25th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 4 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

86.394Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002188

RAAN

264.1816Â°

Arg of Perigee

83.5585Â°

Mean Motion

14.3421795 rev/d