IRIDIUM

NORAD 42809 · COSPAR 2017-039G · ACTIVE

Orbit: #48923 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3918 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-29 17:34 UTC Â· 17.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 126
1 42809U 17039G 26302.73211723 .00000018 00000-0 -78320-6 0 09998
2 42809 86.3918 297.4104 0002080 89.6972 270.4462 14.34217568489230

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

86.3918Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.000208

RAAN

297.4104Â°

Arg of Perigee

89.6972Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217568 rev/d