IRIDIUM

NORAD 42808 · COSPAR 2017-039F · ACTIVE

Orbit: #48900 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.392 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 23:06 UTC Â· 21.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 117
1 42808U 17039F 26300.96253237 .00000036 00000-0 59333-5 0 09997
2 42808 86.3920 298.0979 0002203 91.1246 269.0202 14.34217999489007

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

86.392Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002203

RAAN

298.0979Â°

Arg of Perigee

91.1246Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217999 rev/d