IRIDIUM

NORAD 43072 · COSPAR 2017-083C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46319 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3921 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 21:57 UTC Â· 8.4 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

Trend: —

Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

// click to check

Current TLE

// onowactive

IRIDIUM 116
1 43072U 17083C 26300.91471242 .00000036 00000-0 58566-5 0 09990
2 43072 86.3921 266.4858 0002303 92.3395 267.8064 14.34217693463191

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 23rd 2017

Spacecraft age

8 years, 10 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

86.3921Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002303

RAAN

266.4858Â°

Arg of Perigee

92.3395Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217693 rev/d