Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 42807 · COSPAR 2017-039E · ACTIVE
Orbit: #48701 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3931 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-14 06:27 UTC · 24.6 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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IRIDIUM 118
1 42807U 17039E 26287.26887620 -.00000018 00000-0 -13360-4 0 09993
2 42807 86.3931 303.8730 0002157 92.3081 267.8362 14.34217343487011
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42807U 17039E 26287.26887620 -.00000018 00000-0 -13360-4 0 09993
2 42807 86.3931 303.8730 0002157 92.3081 267.8362 14.34217343487011
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
June 25th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 3 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Iridium Communications, Inc.
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
LEO · 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 elementsInclination
86.3931°
Period
100.4 min
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
779 km
Eccentricity
0.0002157
RAAN
303.873°
Arg of Perigee
92.3081°
Mean Motion
14.34217343 rev/d