Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 43071 · COSPAR 2017-083B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #46429 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.395 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-04 19:55 UTC · 16.1 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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IRIDIUM 138
1 43071U 17083B 26308.83026730 .00000020 00000-0 24839-6 0 09996
2 43071 86.3950 262.9063 0002057 84.0709 276.0721 14.34217620464298
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43071U 17083B 26308.83026730 .00000020 00000-0 24839-6 0 09996
2 43071 86.3950 262.9063 0002057 84.0709 276.0721 14.34217620464298
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
86.395°
Period
100.4 min
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
779 km
Eccentricity
0.0002057
RAAN
262.9063°
Arg of Perigee
84.0709°
Mean Motion
14.3421762 rev/d