IRIDIUM

NORAD 43923 · COSPAR 2019-002B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #41878 @ 652 x 656 km x 86.6043 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 23:13 UTC Â· 23.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 176
1 43923U 19002B 26300.96788646 .00000153 00000-0 20397-4 0 09992
2 43923 86.6043 298.0251 0002391 91.1883 268.9608 14.72251414418780

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

86.6043Â°

Period

97.81 min

Perigee

652 km

Apogee

656 km

Eccentricity

0.0002391

RAAN

298.0251Â°

Arg of Perigee

91.1883Â°

Mean Motion

14.72251414 rev/d