IRIDIUM

NORAD 43926 · COSPAR 2019-002E · ACTIVE

Orbit: #40929 @ 762 x 765 km x 86.422 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 19:48 UTC Â· 35.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 169
1 43926U 19002E 26300.82553390 .00000150 00000-0 42373-4 0 09991
2 43926 86.4220 329.7753 0001979 98.9671 261.1752 14.38611478409291

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

86.422Â°

Period

100.1 min

Perigee

762 km

Apogee

765 km

Eccentricity

0.0001979

RAAN

329.7753Â°

Arg of Perigee

98.9671Â°

Mean Motion

14.38611478 rev/d