IRIDIUM

NORAD 43079 · COSPAR 2017-083K · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46375 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3936 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-01 06:50 UTC Â· 12 h old

Orbit history

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Velocity —

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 131
1 43079U 17083K 26305.28475866 .00000061 00000-0 14827-4 0 09997
2 43079 86.3936 264.8415 0002228 84.9506 275.1944 14.34217879463759

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

86.3936Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002228

RAAN

264.8415Â°

Arg of Perigee

84.9506Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217879 rev/d