IRIDIUM

NORAD 43929 · COSPAR 2019-002H · ACTIVE

Orbit: #40592 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3939 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-13 13:24 UTC Â· 24.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 171
1 43929U 19002H 26286.55850589 .00000012 00000-0 -29020-5 0 09990
2 43929 86.3939 304.4245 0002098 94.6467 265.4968 14.34217481405929

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

86.3939Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002098

RAAN

304.4245Â°

Arg of Perigee

94.6467Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217481 rev/d