IRIDIUM

NORAD 43255 · COSPAR 2018-030G · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44722 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3956 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-14 04:00 UTC Â· 16.2 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 148
1 43255U 18030G 26287.16689018 .00000079 00000-0 21301-4 0 09992
2 43255 86.3956 240.6896 0002304 86.2206 273.9253 14.34218278447226

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

86.3956Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002304

RAAN

240.6896Â°

Arg of Perigee

86.2206Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218278 rev/d