IRIDIUM

NORAD 43077 · COSPAR 2017-083H · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46432 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3937 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-04 18:51 UTC Â· 42.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 141
1 43077U 17083H 26308.78586985 .00000053 00000-0 11935-4 0 09996
2 43077 86.3937 263.1815 0002130 84.7062 275.4377 14.34217756464322

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

86.3937Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.000213

RAAN

263.1815Â°

Arg of Perigee

84.7062Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217756 rev/d