IRIDIUM

NORAD 43571 · COSPAR 2018-061C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #43107 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.4016 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 18:05 UTC Â· 31.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 158
1 43571U 18061C 26291.75359157 .00000198 00000-0 63591-4 0 09994
2 43571 86.4016 5.1023 0002114 94.0573 266.0864 14.34219227431076

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 25th 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 2 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

86.4016Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002114

RAAN

5.1023Â°

Arg of Perigee

94.0573Â°

Mean Motion

14.34219227 rev/d