IRIDIUM

NORAD 43925 · COSPAR 2019-002D · ACTIVE

Orbit: #40855 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3921 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-31 22:23 UTC Â· 8.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 173
1 43925U 19002D 26304.93299606 .00000069 00000-0 17657-4 0 09999
2 43925 86.3921 296.4054 0002210 90.1394 270.0055 14.34217905408552

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

86.3921Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.000221

RAAN

296.4054Â°

Arg of Perigee

90.1394Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217905 rev/d