IRIDIUM

NORAD 43258 · COSPAR 2018-030K · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44773 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3961 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 06:29 UTC Â· 16.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 143
1 43258U 18030K 26291.27054788 .00000302 00000-0 10071-3 0 09992
2 43258 86.3961 239.0761 0002177 87.5589 272.5856 14.34217670447739

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

86.3961Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002177

RAAN

239.0761Â°

Arg of Perigee

87.5589Â°

Mean Motion

14.3421767 rev/d