IRIDIUM

NORAD 42812 · COSPAR 2017-039K · ACTIVE

Orbit: #48790 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3926 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-21 07:25 UTC Â· 35.4 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 121
1 42812U 17039K 26294.30915446 .00000042 00000-0 78140-5 0 09993
2 42812 86.3926 300.9650 0002274 92.1540 267.9916 14.34217739487901

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

86.3926Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002274

RAAN

300.965Â°

Arg of Perigee

92.154Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217739 rev/d