IRIDIUM

NORAD 43929 · COSPAR 2019-002H · ACTIVE

Orbit: #40642 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3937 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-17 01:07 UTC Â· 15 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 171
1 43929U 19002H 26290.04693183 .00000032 00000-0 45162-5 0 09990
2 43929 86.3937 302.9653 0002224 94.0118 266.1332 14.34217771406422

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

86.3937Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002224

RAAN

302.9653Â°

Arg of Perigee

94.0118Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217771 rev/d