Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 42963 · COSPAR 2017-061J · ACTIVE
Orbit: #47356 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3968 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-25 19:07 UTC · 12.5 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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IRIDIUM 139
1 42963U 17061J 26298.79679055 -.00000001 00000-0 -72453-5 0 09993
2 42963 86.3968 330.7527 0002078 94.4718 265.6715 14.34217617473566
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42963U 17061J 26298.79679055 -.00000001 00000-0 -72453-5 0 09993
2 42963 86.3968 330.7527 0002078 94.4718 265.6715 14.34217617473566
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
86.3968°
Period
100.4 min
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
779 km
Eccentricity
0.0002078
RAAN
330.7527°
Arg of Perigee
94.4718°
Mean Motion
14.34217617 rev/d