IRIDIUM

NORAD 43930 · COSPAR 2019-002J · ACTIVE

Orbit: #41781 @ 652 x 656 km x 86.6036 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-21 07:31 UTC Â· 37.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 170
1 43930U 19002J 26294.31322738 .00000254 00000-0 36396-4 0 09995
2 43930 86.6036 300.8130 0002454 90.1074 270.0424 14.72253798417819

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

86.6036Â°

Period

97.81 min

Perigee

652 km

Apogee

656 km

Eccentricity

0.0002454

RAAN

300.813Â°

Arg of Perigee

90.1074Â°

Mean Motion

14.72253798 rev/d