IRIDIUM

NORAD 43577 · COSPAR 2018-061J · ACTIVE

Orbit: #43111 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.4015 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 15:48 UTC Â· 15.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 164
1 43577U 18061J 26291.65845470 .00000179 00000-0 56713-4 0 09994
2 43577 86.4015 5.1545 0002251 98.2495 261.8956 14.34218494431116

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

86.4015Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002251

RAAN

5.1545Â°

Arg of Perigee

98.2495Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218494 rev/d