IRIDIUM

NORAD 43571 · COSPAR 2018-061C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #43398 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3991 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-08 01:20 UTC Â· 27.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 158
1 43571U 18061C 26312.05623232 .00000069 00000-0 17576-4 0 09998
2 43571 86.3991 356.6224 0002147 94.8665 265.2776 14.34217999433989

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

86.3991Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002147

RAAN

356.6224Â°

Arg of Perigee

94.8665Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217999 rev/d