IRIDIUM

NORAD 42806 · COSPAR 2017-039D · ACTIVE

Orbit: #49091 @ 746 x 749 km x 86.4438 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-10 14:58 UTC Â· 17.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 115
1 42806U 17039D 26283.62374715 .00000135 00000-0 34241-4 0 09993
2 42806 86.4438 273.8225 0002101 88.2056 271.9386 14.43280953490915

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

86.4438Â°

Period

99.77 min

Perigee

746 km

Apogee

749 km

Eccentricity

0.0002101

RAAN

273.8225Â°

Arg of Perigee

88.2056Â°

Mean Motion

14.43280953 rev/d