IRIDIUM

NORAD 43250 · COSPAR 2018-030B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44774 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.396 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-17 21:21 UTC Â· 8.7 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 26290.88999326 .00000050 00000-0 10841-4 0 09992
2 43250 86.3960 239.0363 0002187 82.8598 277.2847 14.34217822447749

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

86.396Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002187

RAAN

239.0363Â°

Arg of Perigee

82.8598Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217822 rev/d