IRIDIUM

NORAD 42962 · COSPAR 2017-061H · ACTIVE

Orbit: #47263 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3983 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-19 08:55 UTC Â· 19.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 136
1 42962U 17061H 26292.37174331 .00000184 00000-0 58614-4 0 09999
2 42962 86.3983 333.3749 0002246 94.2868 265.8585 14.34218927472637

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

86.3983Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002246

RAAN

333.3749Â°

Arg of Perigee

94.2868Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218927 rev/d