Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 43578 · COSPAR 2018-061K · ACTIVE
Orbit: #43340 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3991 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-03 21:11 UTC · 16 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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IRIDIUM 159
1 43578U 18061K 26307.88280609 .00000002 00000-0 -62617-5 0 09992
2 43578 86.3991 358.3124 0002022 93.7138 266.4289 14.34217648433409
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43578U 18061K 26307.88280609 .00000002 00000-0 -62617-5 0 09992
2 43578 86.3991 358.3124 0002022 93.7138 266.4289 14.34217648433409
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
July 25th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 3 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Iridium Communications, Inc.
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
LEO · 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 elementsInclination
86.3991°
Period
100.4 min
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
779 km
Eccentricity
0.0002022
RAAN
358.3124°
Arg of Perigee
93.7138°
Mean Motion
14.34217648 rev/d