IRIDIUM

NORAD 42809 · COSPAR 2017-039G · ACTIVE

Orbit: #48630 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3936 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-09 06:57 UTC Â· 26.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 126
1 42809U 17039G 26282.28994024 .00000006 00000-0 -49711-5 0 09995
2 42809 86.3936 305.9660 0002107 89.9955 270.1483 14.34217768486303

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

86.3936Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002107

RAAN

305.966Â°

Arg of Perigee

89.9955Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217768 rev/d