IRIDIUM

NORAD 43931 · COSPAR 2019-002K · ACTIVE

Orbit: #40549 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3933 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-10 13:15 UTC Â· 16.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 167
1 43931U 19002K 26283.55211589 -.00000025 00000-0 -15942-4 0 09993
2 43931 86.3933 305.3864 0001941 95.5057 264.6360 14.34217545405494

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

86.3933Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0001941

RAAN

305.3864Â°

Arg of Perigee

95.5057Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217545 rev/d