Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 43073 · COSPAR 2017-083D · ACTIVE
Orbit: #46256 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3929 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-23 21:44 UTC · 8.8 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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IRIDIUM 130
1 43073U 17083D 26296.90619359 .00000086 00000-0 23807-4 0 09991
2 43073 86.3929 268.4517 0002164 91.4141 268.7303 14.34217881462563
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43073U 17083D 26296.90619359 .00000086 00000-0 23807-4 0 09991
2 43073 86.3929 268.4517 0002164 91.4141 268.7303 14.34217881462563
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
86.3929°
Period
100.4 min
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
779 km
Eccentricity
0.0002164
RAAN
268.4517°
Arg of Perigee
91.4141°
Mean Motion
14.34217881 rev/d