IRIDIUM

NORAD 43254 · COSPAR 2018-030F · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44845 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3965 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-22 23:44 UTC Â· 25.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 146
1 43254U 18030F 26295.98943761 .00000175 00000-0 55571-4 0 09991
2 43254 86.3965 236.9566 0002198 86.6376 273.5071 14.34217984448453

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

86.3965Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002198

RAAN

236.9566Â°

Arg of Perigee

86.6376Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217984 rev/d