IRIDIUM

NORAD 43250 · COSPAR 2018-030B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #45059 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3986 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-06 18:34 UTC Â· 18.2 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 149
1 43250U 18030B 26310.77402065 .00000199 00000-0 63880-4 0 09997
2 43250 86.3986 230.7277 0002065 83.2318 276.9113 14.34218241450594

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 30th 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 7 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

86.3986Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002065

RAAN

230.7277Â°

Arg of Perigee

83.2318Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218241 rev/d