Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 42956 · COSPAR 2017-061B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #47543 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3948 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-08 07:21 UTC · 23.4 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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IRIDIUM 100
1 42956U 17061B 26312.30651262 -.00000029 00000-0 -17369-4 0 09993
2 42956 86.3948 324.9654 0002107 91.9098 268.2339 14.34217349475439
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42956U 17061B 26312.30651262 -.00000029 00000-0 -17369-4 0 09993
2 42956 86.3948 324.9654 0002107 91.9098 268.2339 14.34217349475439
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 9th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 1 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
86.3948°
Period
100.4 min
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
779 km
Eccentricity
0.0002107
RAAN
324.9654°
Arg of Perigee
91.9098°
Mean Motion
14.34217349 rev/d