IRIDIUM

NORAD 42810 · COSPAR 2017-039H · ACTIVE

Orbit: #49394 @ 746 x 749 km x 86.4497 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-25 17:47 UTC Â· 12.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 124
1 42810U 17039H 26298.74102255 .00000201 00000-0 53862-4 0 09999
2 42810 86.4497 235.7457 0002191 84.8302 275.3149 14.43280177493943

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

86.4497Â°

Period

99.77 min

Perigee

746 km

Apogee

749 km

Eccentricity

0.0002191

RAAN

235.7457Â°

Arg of Perigee

84.8302Â°

Mean Motion

14.43280177 rev/d