IRIDIUM

NORAD 43076 · COSPAR 2017-083G · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46555 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3952 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-13 08:58 UTC Â· 19.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 137
1 43076U 17083G 26317.37374069 .00000013 00000-0 -24113-5 0 09998
2 43076 86.3952 259.7675 0002294 80.4566 279.6889 14.34217549465556

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

86.3952Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002294

RAAN

259.7675Â°

Arg of Perigee

80.4566Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217549 rev/d