IRIDIUM

NORAD 42963 · COSPAR 2017-061J · ACTIVE

Orbit: #47385 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3966 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 19:40 UTC Â· 26.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 139
1 42963U 17061J 26300.82007750 .00000013 00000-0 -24007-5 0 09992
2 42963 86.3966 329.9068 0002088 94.2966 265.8469 14.34217663473859

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

86.3966Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002088

RAAN

329.9068Â°

Arg of Perigee

94.2966Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217663 rev/d