IRIDIUM

NORAD 42811 · COSPAR 2017-039J · ACTIVE

Orbit: #48675 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3993 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-12 05:03 UTC Â· 14.9 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 128
1 42811U 17039J 26285.21095695 .00000175 00000-0 55576-4 0 09991
2 42811 86.3993 336.2573 0002143 96.6644 263.4796 14.34218659486750

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

86.3993Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002143

RAAN

336.2573Â°

Arg of Perigee

96.6644Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218659 rev/d