IRIDIUM

NORAD 43255 · COSPAR 2018-030G · ACTIVE

Orbit: #45004 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3987 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-02 20:11 UTC Â· 26.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 148
1 43255U 18030G 26306.84161346 .00000026 00000-0 22416-5 0 09999
2 43255 86.3987 232.4677 0002193 82.3500 277.7945 14.34217802450042

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

86.3987Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002193

RAAN

232.4677Â°

Arg of Perigee

82.35Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217802 rev/d