IRIDIUM

NORAD 42955 · COSPAR 2017-061A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #47535 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3954 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-07 18:06 UTC Â· 18.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 133
1 42955U 17061A 26311.75470567 .00000200 00000-0 64391-4 0 09993
2 42955 86.3954 325.2812 0002166 92.3370 267.8073 14.34217837475351

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 9th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years

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

86.3954Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002166

RAAN

325.2812Â°

Arg of Perigee

92.337Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217837 rev/d