IRIDIUM

NORAD 43572 · COSPAR 2018-061D · ACTIVE

Orbit: #43017 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.4024 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-12 06:58 UTC Â· 12.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 165
1 43572U 18061D 26285.29049149 .00000080 00000-0 21623-4 0 09994
2 43572 86.4024 7.8491 0002172 97.1434 263.0009 14.34218206430172

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

86.4024Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002172

RAAN

7.8491Â°

Arg of Perigee

97.1434Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218206 rev/d