IRIDIUM

NORAD 43572 · COSPAR 2018-061D · ACTIVE

Orbit: #43302 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.4001 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-01 04:11 UTC Â· 20.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 165
1 43572U 18061D 26305.17451934 .00000018 00000-0 -61822-6 0 09992
2 43572 86.4001 359.5465 0002222 96.5625 263.5824 14.34217831433026

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

86.4001Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002222

RAAN

359.5465Â°

Arg of Perigee

96.5625Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217831 rev/d