IRIDIUM

NORAD 43074 · COSPAR 2017-083E · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46291 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3924 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-26 04:23 UTC Â· 15.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 151
1 43074U 17083E 26299.18318292 .00000081 00000-0 21880-4 0 09991
2 43074 86.3924 267.2714 0002225 88.4308 271.7143 14.34216884462911

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

86.3924Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002225

RAAN

267.2714Â°

Arg of Perigee

88.4308Â°

Mean Motion

14.34216884 rev/d