IRIDIUM

NORAD 43079 · COSPAR 2017-083K · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46073 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3913 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-11 05:09 UTC Â· 31.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 131
1 43079U 17083K 26284.21466592 -.00000055 00000-0 -26732-4 0 09995
2 43079 86.3913 273.6603 0002169 88.8627 271.2817 14.34216730460738

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

86.3913Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002169

RAAN

273.6603Â°

Arg of Perigee

88.8627Â°

Mean Motion

14.3421673 rev/d