IRIDIUM

NORAD 43254 · COSPAR 2018-030F · ACTIVE

Orbit: #45150 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3994 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-13 06:27 UTC Â· 15.6 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 146
1 43254U 18030F 26317.26883508 .00000120 00000-0 35763-4 0 09990
2 43254 86.3994 228.0672 0002168 84.5362 275.6081 14.34217064451507

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

86.3994Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002168

RAAN

228.0672Â°

Arg of Perigee

84.5362Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217064 rev/d