IRIDIUM

NORAD 43927 · COSPAR 2019-002F · ACTIVE

Orbit: #40561 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3936 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-11 08:16 UTC Â· 29.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 172
1 43927U 19002F 26284.34493996 .00000193 00000-0 61979-4 0 09995
2 43927 86.3936 305.0319 0002256 91.6192 268.5263 14.34217776405616

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

86.3936Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002256

RAAN

305.0319Â°

Arg of Perigee

91.6192Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217776 rev/d