IRIDIUM

NORAD 42804 · COSPAR 2017-039B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #48866 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3923 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-25 17:58 UTC Â· 16.2 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 123
1 42804U 17039B 26298.74896801 .00000031 00000-0 41692-5 0 09999
2 42804 86.3923 299.0707 0002135 92.2573 267.8868 14.34217772488669

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

86.3923Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002135

RAAN

299.0707Â°

Arg of Perigee

92.2573Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217772 rev/d