IRIDIUM

NORAD 42805 · COSPAR 2017-039C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #48950 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3914 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-23 01:11 UTC Â· 23.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 120
1 42805U 17039C 26296.04994270 -.00000032 00000-0 -18488-4 0 09999
2 42805 86.3914 268.4751 0002094 89.8919 270.2517 14.34216414489504

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

86.3914Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002094

RAAN

268.4751Â°

Arg of Perigee

89.8919Â°

Mean Motion

14.34216414 rev/d