IRIDIUM

NORAD 43076 · COSPAR 2017-083G · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46251 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3922 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-23 03:56 UTC Â· 20.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 137
1 43076U 17083G 26296.16411011 .00000189 00000-0 60570-4 0 09999
2 43076 86.3922 268.6402 0002508 91.0060 269.1423 14.34217407462519

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

86.3922Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002508

RAAN

268.6402Â°

Arg of Perigee

91.006Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217407 rev/d