IRIDIUM

NORAD 43256 · COSPAR 2018-030H · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44861 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3968 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-24 02:41 UTC Â· 38 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 142
1 43256U 18030H 26297.11207652 .00000007 00000-0 -44674-5 0 09990
2 43256 86.3968 236.4172 0002117 87.4221 272.7217 14.34217538448611

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

86.3968Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002117

RAAN

236.4172Â°

Arg of Perigee

87.4221Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217538 rev/d