IRIDIUM

NORAD 43577 · COSPAR 2018-061J · ACTIVE

Orbit: #43401 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3992 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-07 21:23 UTC Â· 14.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 164
1 43577U 18061J 26311.89132512 .00000083 00000-0 22537-4 0 09990
2 43577 86.3992 356.7039 0002288 94.4781 265.6676 14.34218063434013

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

0.0002288

RAAN

356.7039Â°

Arg of Perigee

94.4781Â°

Mean Motion

14.34218063 rev/d