IRIDIUM

NORAD 42959 · COSPAR 2017-061E · ACTIVE

Orbit: #47286 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3979 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-21 03:05 UTC Â· 60 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 119
1 42959U 17061E 26294.12864231 .00000090 00000-0 24941-4 0 09997
2 42959 86.3979 332.6327 0002158 92.4612 267.6831 14.34218088472868

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

86.3979Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002158

RAAN

332.6327Â°

Arg of Perigee

92.4612Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218088 rev/d