Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 42964 · COSPAR 2017-061K · ACTIVE
Orbit: #47334 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3974 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-24 04:18 UTC · 34.5 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
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IRIDIUM 125
1 42964U 17061K 26297.17942868 .00000049 00000-0 10578-4 0 09999
2 42964 86.3974 331.4925 0001759 87.7442 272.3955 14.34217921473343
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42964U 17061K 26297.17942868 .00000049 00000-0 10578-4 0 09999
2 42964 86.3974 331.4925 0001759 87.7442 272.3955 14.34217921473343
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
86.3974°
Period
100.4 min
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
779 km
Eccentricity
0.0001759
RAAN
331.4925°
Arg of Perigee
87.7442°
Mean Motion
14.34217921 rev/d