Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 42810 · COSPAR 2017-039H · ACTIVE
Orbit: #49682 @ 746 x 749 km x 86.4516 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-14 16:59 UTC · 14 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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IRIDIUM 124
1 42810U 17039H 26318.70830446 .00000342 00000-0 95584-4 0 09991
2 42810 86.4516 227.4049 0002119 84.3179 275.8264 14.43280132496821
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42810U 17039H 26318.70830446 .00000342 00000-0 95584-4 0 09991
2 42810 86.4516 227.4049 0002119 84.3179 275.8264 14.43280132496821
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
June 25th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 4 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Iridium Communications, Inc.
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
LEO · 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 elementsInclination
86.4516°
Period
99.77 min
Perigee
746 km
Apogee
749 km
Eccentricity
0.0002119
RAAN
227.4049°
Arg of Perigee
84.3179°
Mean Motion
14.43280132 rev/d