IRIDIUM

NORAD 43576 · COSPAR 2018-061H · ACTIVE

Orbit: #43387 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3992 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-07 05:06 UTC Â· 14.1 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 156
1 43576U 18061H 26311.21266752 .00000133 00000-0 40575-4 0 09997
2 43576 86.3992 356.9449 0002184 96.4205 263.7239 14.34218033433871

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

86.3992Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002184

RAAN

356.9449Â°

Arg of Perigee

96.4205Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218033 rev/d