IRIDIUM

NORAD 43479 · COSPAR 2018-047D · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44055 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3991 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-21 05:50 UTC Â· 19.9 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 152
1 43479U 18047D 26294.24331320 .00000010 00000-0 -36291-5 0 09996
2 43479 86.3991 35.5956 0002010 94.1576 265.9849 14.34217602440554

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

86.3991Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.000201

RAAN

35.5956Â°

Arg of Perigee

94.1576Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217602 rev/d