IRIDIUM

NORAD 43256 · COSPAR 2018-030H · ACTIVE

Orbit: #45163 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3994 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-14 04:22 UTC Â· 19.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 142
1 43256U 18030H 26318.18216734 .00000161 00000-0 50507-4 0 09993
2 43256 86.3994 227.6150 0002235 83.2063 276.9387 14.34217294451636

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

0.0002235

RAAN

227.615Â°

Arg of Perigee

83.2063Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217294 rev/d