IRIDIUM

NORAD 42807 · COSPAR 2017-039E · ACTIVE

Orbit: #48994 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3924 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-03 17:03 UTC Â· 20 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 118
1 42807U 17039E 26307.71105081 .00000069 00000-0 17432-4 0 09998
2 42807 86.3924 295.3165 0002263 88.8733 271.2722 14.34218209489947

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

86.3924Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002263

RAAN

295.3165Â°

Arg of Perigee

88.8733Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218209 rev/d