IRIDIUM

NORAD 43927 · COSPAR 2019-002F · ACTIVE

Orbit: #40856 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3921 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-31 22:14 UTC Â· 16.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 172
1 43927U 19002F 26304.92665332 .00000037 00000-0 60137-5 0 09990
2 43927 86.3921 296.4167 0002209 88.7883 271.3565 14.34217667408569

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

0.0002209

RAAN

296.4167Â°

Arg of Perigee

88.7883Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217667 rev/d