IRIDIUM

NORAD 43078 · COSPAR 2017-083J · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46429 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3978 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 20:30 UTC Â· 25.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 153
1 43078U 17083J 26300.85420617 .00000035 00000-0 53493-5 0 09992
2 43078 86.3978 234.9802 0002088 80.4050 279.7381 14.34216875464291

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

86.3978Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002088

RAAN

234.9802Â°

Arg of Perigee

80.405Â°

Mean Motion

14.34216875 rev/d