IRIDIUM

NORAD 42964 · COSPAR 2017-061K · ACTIVE

Orbit: #47636 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3953 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-14 05:59 UTC Â· 16.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 125
1 42964U 17061K 26318.24952040 .00000024 00000-0 14840-5 0 09994
2 42964 86.3953 322.6814 0001908 100.4235 259.7176 14.34217595476364

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 9th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 1 months

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

86.3953Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0001908

RAAN

322.6814Â°

Arg of Perigee

100.4235Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217595 rev/d