IRIDIUM

NORAD 43253 · COSPAR 2018-030E · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44805 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3966 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-20 06:53 UTC Â· 16.4 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 145
1 43253U 18030E 26293.28749314 .00000066 00000-0 16600-4 0 09998
2 43253 86.3966 238.0743 0002206 90.7019 269.4429 14.34217650448050

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

86.3966Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002206

RAAN

238.0743Â°

Arg of Perigee

90.7019Â°

Mean Motion

14.3421765 rev/d