IRIDIUM

NORAD 42960 · COSPAR 2017-061F · ACTIVE

Orbit: #47316 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3975 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-23 04:06 UTC Â· 14.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 107
1 42960U 17061F 26296.17095632 .00000064 00000-0 15952-4 0 09990
2 42960 86.3975 331.8009 0002029 95.3545 264.7882 14.34218146473161

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

86.3975Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002029

RAAN

331.8009Â°

Arg of Perigee

95.3545Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218146 rev/d