IRIDIUM

NORAD 43929 · COSPAR 2019-002H · ACTIVE

Orbit: #40919 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.393 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-05 08:56 UTC Â· 34.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 171
1 43929U 19002H 26309.37281108 -.00000022 00000-0 -14794-4 0 09994
2 43929 86.3930 294.8775 0002192 90.6845 269.4602 14.34217213409196

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

86.393Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002192

RAAN

294.8775Â°

Arg of Perigee

90.6845Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217213 rev/d