IRIDIUM

NORAD 43257 · COSPAR 2018-030J · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44759 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3959 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-16 19:47 UTC Â· 10.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 150
1 43257U 18030J 26289.82444865 .00000231 00000-0 75319-4 0 09996
2 43257 86.3959 239.5833 0002187 85.6157 274.5288 14.34215481447594

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

86.3959Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002187

RAAN

239.5833Â°

Arg of Perigee

85.6157Â°

Mean Motion

14.34215481 rev/d