IRIDIUM

NORAD 42956 · COSPAR 2017-061B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #47264 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3978 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-19 20:11 UTC Â· 8.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 100
1 42956U 17061B 26292.84109652 .00000136 00000-0 41589-4 0 09998
2 42956 86.3978 333.1053 0002225 94.4207 265.7243 14.34218344472640

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

86.3978Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002225

RAAN

333.1053Â°

Arg of Perigee

94.4207Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218344 rev/d