IRIDIUM

NORAD 43928 · COSPAR 2019-002G · ACTIVE

Orbit: #41606 @ 744 x 749 km x 86.4505 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-13 14:15 UTC Â· 23.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 175
1 43928U 19002G 26286.59437726 .00000304 00000-0 83581-4 0 09991
2 43928 86.4505 240.9981 0003394 151.4077 208.7311 14.43654910416069

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

86.4505Â°

Period

99.75 min

Perigee

744 km

Apogee

749 km

Eccentricity

0.0003394

RAAN

240.9981Â°

Arg of Perigee

151.4077Â°

Mean Motion

14.4365491 rev/d