IRIDIUM

NORAD 43482 · COSPAR 2018-047G · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44331 @ 746 x 749 km x 86.4519 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-21 06:36 UTC Â· 20.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 162
1 43482U 18047G 26294.27549666 .00000288 00000-0 79591-4 0 09992
2 43482 86.4519 35.6092 0002168 93.6240 266.5209 14.43279807443312

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

0.0002168

RAAN

35.6092Â°

Arg of Perigee

93.624Â°

Mean Motion

14.43279807 rev/d