IRIDIUM

NORAD 43252 · COSPAR 2018-030D · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44716 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3951 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-13 14:27 UTC Â· 14.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 140
1 43252U 18030D 26286.60240060 .00000223 00000-0 72424-4 0 09990
2 43252 86.3951 240.8968 0002194 84.9345 275.2101 14.34217476447165

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

86.3951Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002194

RAAN

240.8968Â°

Arg of Perigee

84.9345Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217476 rev/d