IRIDIUM

NORAD 43077 · COSPAR 2017-083H · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46158 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.391 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-16 16:03 UTC Â· 19 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 141
1 43077U 17083H 26289.66929390 .00000043 00000-0 84248-5 0 09999
2 43077 86.3910 271.1824 0002231 86.8320 273.3131 14.34217677461586

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 23rd 2017

Spacecraft age

8 years, 9 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

86.391Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002231

RAAN

271.1824Â°

Arg of Perigee

86.832Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217677 rev/d