IRIDIUM

NORAD 43252 · COSPAR 2018-030D · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44891 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3974 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-25 19:29 UTC Â· 15.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 140
1 43252U 18030D 26298.81189132 .00000008 00000-0 -41072-5 0 09996
2 43252 86.3974 235.7938 0002004 83.6214 276.5210 14.34217504448912

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

86.3974Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002004

RAAN

235.7938Â°

Arg of Perigee

83.6214Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217504 rev/d