IRIDIUM

NORAD 43073 · COSPAR 2017-083D · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46542 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3957 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-12 20:38 UTC Â· 15.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 130
1 43073U 17083D 26316.85999062 .00000023 00000-0 10141-5 0 09999
2 43073 86.3957 260.1049 0002228 88.5568 271.5883 14.34217596465420

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

86.3957Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002228

RAAN

260.1049Â°

Arg of Perigee

88.5568Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217596 rev/d