Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 42962 · COSPAR 2017-061H · ACTIVE
Orbit: #47549 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.395 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-08 07:48 UTC · 24.1 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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IRIDIUM 136
1 42962U 17061H 26312.32553724 .00000141 00000-0 43332-4 0 09998
2 42962 86.3950 325.0311 0002239 91.4124 268.7329 14.34218836475494
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42962U 17061H 26312.32553724 .00000141 00000-0 43332-4 0 09998
2 42962 86.3950 325.0311 0002239 91.4124 268.7329 14.34218836475494
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 9th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 1 months
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
86.395°
Period
100.4 min
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
779 km
Eccentricity
0.0002239
RAAN
325.0311°
Arg of Perigee
91.4124°
Mean Motion
14.34218836 rev/d