IRIDIUM

NORAD 43573 · COSPAR 2018-061E · ACTIVE

Orbit: #42969 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.402 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-09 04:22 UTC Â· 35.4 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 155
1 43573U 18061E 26282.18262756 .00000171 00000-0 54147-4 0 09999
2 43573 86.4020 9.0099 0002097 95.2787 264.8649 14.34217898429693

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

86.402Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002097

RAAN

9.0099Â°

Arg of Perigee

95.2787Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217898 rev/d