IRIDIUM

NORAD 42805 · COSPAR 2017-039C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #48815 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3903 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-13 15:08 UTC Â· 13 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 120
1 42805U 17039C 26286.63118773 .00000024 00000-0 15424-5 0 09996
2 42805 86.3903 272.4187 0002177 90.9833 269.1612 14.34217387488153

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

86.3903Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002177

RAAN

272.4187Â°

Arg of Perigee

90.9833Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217387 rev/d