IRIDIUM

NORAD 43478 · COSPAR 2018-047C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44620 @ 746 x 749 km x 86.4519 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-10 05:58 UTC Â· 17 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 161
1 43478U 18047C 26314.24906658 .00000222 00000-0 60034-4 0 09995
2 43478 86.4519 27.3756 0002112 92.5633 267.5810 14.43282527446208

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 22nd 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 5 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

86.4519Â°

Period

99.77 min

Perigee

746 km

Apogee

749 km

Eccentricity

0.0002112

RAAN

27.3756Â°

Arg of Perigee

92.5633Â°

Mean Motion

14.43282527 rev/d