IRIDIUM

NORAD 43074 · COSPAR 2017-083E · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46302 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3925 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-26 22:48 UTC Â· 6.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 151
1 43074U 17083E 26299.95063684 .00000085 00000-0 23411-4 0 09994
2 43074 86.3925 266.9502 0002222 88.4512 271.6938 14.34217075463024

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

86.3925Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002222

RAAN

266.9502Â°

Arg of Perigee

88.4512Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217075 rev/d