Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 42958 · COSPAR 2017-061D · ACTIVE
Orbit: #47423 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3961 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-30 18:55 UTC · 17 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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IRIDIUM 129
1 42958U 17061D 26303.78840375 .00000145 00000-0 44778-4 0 09993
2 42958 86.3961 328.5976 0002211 87.9365 272.2084 14.34220090474237
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42958U 17061D 26303.78840375 .00000145 00000-0 44778-4 0 09993
2 42958 86.3961 328.5976 0002211 87.9365 272.2084 14.34220090474237
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 9th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
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
86.3961°
Period
100.4 min
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
779 km
Eccentricity
0.0002211
RAAN
328.5976°
Arg of Perigee
87.9365°
Mean Motion
14.3422009 rev/d