Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 42959 · COSPAR 2017-061E · ACTIVE
Orbit: #47606 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3945 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-12 10:54 UTC · 8.5 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
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Next visible passes
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IRIDIUM 119
1 42959U 17061E 26316.45456874 -.00000007 00000-0 -96559-5 0 09993
2 42959 86.3945 323.2960 0002026 92.9499 267.1929 14.34217154476064
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42959U 17061E 26316.45456874 -.00000007 00000-0 -96559-5 0 09993
2 42959 86.3945 323.2960 0002026 92.9499 267.1929 14.34217154476064
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
86.3945°
Period
100.4 min
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
779 km
Eccentricity
0.0002026
RAAN
323.296°
Arg of Perigee
92.9499°
Mean Motion
14.34217154 rev/d