IRIDIUM

NORAD 43249 · COSPAR 2018-030A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44776 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3959 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 03:54 UTC Â· 17.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 144
1 43249U 18030A 26291.16272448 .00000019 00000-0 -29619-6 0 09992
2 43249 86.3959 238.9567 0002099 87.8163 272.3274 14.34217511447761

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 30th 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 6 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

86.3959Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002099

RAAN

238.9567Â°

Arg of Perigee

87.8163Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217511 rev/d