Latitude
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IRIDIUM
NORAD 56730 · COSPAR 2023-068W · ACTIVE
Orbit: #18598 @ 628 x 631 km x 86.679 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-27 19:43 UTC · 16.1 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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IRIDIUM 179
1 56730U 23068W 26300.82156581 .00000477 00000-0 59555-4 0 09998
2 56730 86.6790 339.3552 0002343 94.6419 265.5070 14.80041483185983
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 56730U 23068W 26300.82156581 .00000477 00000-0 59555-4 0 09998
2 56730 86.6790 339.3552 0002343 94.6419 265.5070 14.80041483185983
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
86.679°
Period
97.29 min
Perigee
628 km
Apogee
631 km
Eccentricity
0.0002343
RAAN
339.3552°
Arg of Perigee
94.6419°
Mean Motion
14.80041483 rev/d