IRIDIUM

NORAD 42957 · COSPAR 2017-061C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #47587 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3948 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-11 08:16 UTC Â· 14.9 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 122
1 42957U 17061C 26315.34461422 .00000019 00000-0 -31212-6 0 09991
2 42957 86.3948 323.6952 0002149 92.6418 267.5023 14.34217750475873

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 9th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 1 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

86.3948Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002149

RAAN

323.6952Â°

Arg of Perigee

92.6418Â°

Mean Motion

14.3421775 rev/d