IRIDIUM

NORAD 42960 · COSPAR 2017-061F · ACTIVE

Orbit: #47607 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3947 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-12 11:21 UTC Â· 14.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 107
1 42960U 17061F 26316.47359558 .00000027 00000-0 26470-5 0 09993
2 42960 86.3947 323.3100 0002073 96.6232 263.5199 14.34217660476075

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 9th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 1 months

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

86.3947Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002073

RAAN

323.31Â°

Arg of Perigee

96.6232Â°

Mean Motion

14.3421766 rev/d