IRIDIUM

NORAD 43569 · COSPAR 2018-061A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #43310 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3997 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-01 20:28 UTC Â· 10.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 160
1 43569U 18061A 26305.85317693 -.00000006 00000-0 -92357-5 0 09990
2 43569 86.3997 359.2551 0002121 94.4279 265.7159 14.34217491433104

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 25th 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 3 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

86.3997Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002121

RAAN

359.2551Â°

Arg of Perigee

94.4279Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217491 rev/d