IRIDIUM

NORAD 42958 · COSPAR 2017-061D · ACTIVE

Orbit: #47128 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3993 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-10 04:57 UTC Â· 22.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 129
1 42958U 17061D 26283.20669893 -.00000012 00000-0 -11318-4 0 09990
2 42958 86.3993 337.1997 0002284 91.9154 268.2303 14.34217408471282

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

86.3993Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002284

RAAN

337.1997Â°

Arg of Perigee

91.9154Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217408 rev/d