IRIDIUM

NORAD 43575 · COSPAR 2018-061G · ACTIVE

Orbit: #43107 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.4016 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 15:11 UTC Â· 35.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 163
1 43575U 18061G 26291.63308458 .00000012 00000-0 -26902-5 0 09995
2 43575 86.4016 5.1154 0002250 93.9273 266.2180 14.34217713431072

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

86.4016Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.000225

RAAN

5.1154Â°

Arg of Perigee

93.9273Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217713 rev/d