IRIDIUM

NORAD 43570 · COSPAR 2018-061B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #43242 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.4005 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 22:11 UTC Â· 22.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 166
1 43570U 18061B 26300.92498345 .00000083 00000-0 22438-4 0 09994
2 43570 86.4005 1.2624 0002231 96.5963 263.5486 14.34216668432425

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

86.4005Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002231

RAAN

1.2624Â°

Arg of Perigee

96.5963Â°

Mean Motion

14.34216668 rev/d