IRIDIUM

NORAD 42957 · COSPAR 2017-061C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #47283 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3973 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-21 03:14 UTC Â· 37.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 122
1 42957U 17061C 26294.13498388 .00000188 00000-0 60001-4 0 09997
2 42957 86.3973 332.5655 0002085 91.9464 268.1970 14.34217148472834

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

86.3973Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002085

RAAN

332.5655Â°

Arg of Perigee

91.9464Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217148 rev/d