IRIDIUM

NORAD 42810 · COSPAR 2017-039H · ACTIVE

Orbit: #49373 @ 746 x 749 km x 86.4492 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-24 06:50 UTC Â· 35.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 124
1 42810U 17039H 26297.28507496 .00000220 00000-0 59426-4 0 09996
2 42810 86.4492 236.3540 0002187 84.8379 275.3071 14.43279675493739

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

86.4492Â°

Period

99.77 min

Perigee

746 km

Apogee

749 km

Eccentricity

0.0002187

RAAN

236.354Â°

Arg of Perigee

84.8379Â°

Mean Motion

14.43279675 rev/d