IRIDIUM

NORAD 42806 · COSPAR 2017-039D · ACTIVE

Orbit: #49376 @ 746 x 749 km x 86.446 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-30 09:11 UTC Â· 26.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 115
1 42806U 17039D 26303.38303654 .00000215 00000-0 57925-4 0 09996
2 42806 86.4460 265.5523 0002181 90.0469 270.0982 14.43279521493763

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

86.446Â°

Period

99.77 min

Perigee

746 km

Apogee

749 km

Eccentricity

0.0002181

RAAN

265.5523Â°

Arg of Perigee

90.0469Â°

Mean Motion

14.43279521 rev/d