IRIDIUM

NORAD 43922 · COSPAR 2019-002A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #40620 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.393 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-15 06:39 UTC Â· 18 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 180
1 43922U 19002A 26288.27734932 .00000027 00000-0 27094-5 0 09991
2 43922 86.3930 303.4132 0002299 91.5173 268.6286 14.34217658406206

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 11th 2019

Spacecraft age

7 years, 9 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

86.393Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002299

RAAN

303.4132Â°

Arg of Perigee

91.5173Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217658 rev/d