Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 43930 · COSPAR 2019-002J · ACTIVE
Orbit: #42090 @ 652 x 656 km x 86.605 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-11 07:33 UTC · 15.3 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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IRIDIUM 170
1 43930U 19002J 26315.31523766 .00000860 00000-0 13250-3 0 09999
2 43930 86.6050 292.0180 0002456 88.6421 271.5077 14.72260601420907
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43930U 19002J 26315.31523766 .00000860 00000-0 13250-3 0 09999
2 43930 86.6050 292.0180 0002456 88.6421 271.5077 14.72260601420907
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
January 11th 2019
Spacecraft age
7 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Iridium Communications, Inc.
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
LEO · 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 elementsInclination
86.605°
Period
97.81 min
Perigee
652 km
Apogee
656 km
Eccentricity
0.0002456
RAAN
292.018°
Arg of Perigee
88.6421°
Mean Motion
14.72260601 rev/d