IRIDIUM

NORAD 43574 · COSPAR 2018-061F · ACTIVE

Orbit: #43465 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3982 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-12 10:04 UTC Â· 14.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 154
1 43574U 18061F 26316.41993639 -.00000005 00000-0 -89721-5 0 09990
2 43574 86.3982 354.8504 0002106 93.8349 266.3087 14.34217388434650

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

86.3982Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002106

RAAN

354.8504Â°

Arg of Perigee

93.8349Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217388 rev/d