Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 42961 · COSPAR 2017-061G · ACTIVE
Orbit: #47382 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3966 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-27 18:46 UTC · 41 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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IRIDIUM 132
1 42961U 17061G 26300.78202214 .00000068 00000-0 17198-4 0 09998
2 42961 86.3966 329.8517 0002203 93.3585 266.7863 14.34217758473821
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42961U 17061G 26300.78202214 .00000068 00000-0 17198-4 0 09998
2 42961 86.3966 329.8517 0002203 93.3585 266.7863 14.34217758473821
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 9th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years
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
86.3966°
Period
100.4 min
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
779 km
Eccentricity
0.0002203
RAAN
329.8517°
Arg of Perigee
93.3585°
Mean Motion
14.34217758 rev/d