Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 43070 · COSPAR 2017-083A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #46581 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3949 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-15 08:09 UTC · 13.6 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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IRIDIUM 135
1 43070U 17083A 26319.33994319 -.00000024 00000-0 -15491-4 0 09997
2 43070 86.3949 258.7941 0002029 83.9097 276.2330 14.34218389465810
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43070U 17083A 26319.33994319 -.00000024 00000-0 -15491-4 0 09997
2 43070 86.3949 258.7941 0002029 83.9097 276.2330 14.34218389465810
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
December 23rd 2017
Spacecraft age
8 years, 10 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
86.3949°
Period
100.4 min
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
779 km
Eccentricity
0.0002029
RAAN
258.7941°
Arg of Perigee
83.9097°
Mean Motion
14.34218389 rev/d