IRIDIUM

NORAD 43576 · COSPAR 2018-061H · ACTIVE

Orbit: #43092 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.4013 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-17 15:08 UTC Â· 19.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 156
1 43576U 18061H 26290.63095453 -.00000023 00000-0 -15356-4 0 09996
2 43576 86.4013 5.5410 0002028 96.8178 263.3249 14.34217371430925

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

86.4013Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002028

RAAN

5.541Â°

Arg of Perigee

96.8178Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217371 rev/d