IRIDIUM

NORAD 43251 · COSPAR 2018-030C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44986 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3984 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-01 20:08 UTC Â· 12.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 157
1 43251U 18030C 26305.83948363 .00000049 00000-0 10419-4 0 09999
2 43251 86.3984 232.8451 0002102 83.9745 276.1690 14.34217922449868

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

86.3984Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002102

RAAN

232.8451Â°

Arg of Perigee

83.9745Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217922 rev/d