Satellites/IRIDIUM 163
IRIDIUM 163
Satellite · United StatesActive
NORAD Number
43575
COSPAR ID
2018-061G
Launched
2018-07-25
site code AFWTR
Orbit
LEO
Constellation
Who
Owner / operatorIridium Satellite LLC
ManufacturerNorthrop Grumman Civil Sats. and Nat. Security Systems
CountryUnited States
Catalogue owner codeUS
Orbit
OrbitingEarth
Orbit classLEO
Perigee776 km
Apogee779 km
Inclination86.4°
Period100.4 min
Radar cross-section—
Latest Orbital Elements
Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 11:17:42
Mean motion14.3421769 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0002048
Inclination86.3984°
Right ascension of node355.9935°
Argument of perigee93.9879°
Mean anomaly266.1551°
B* drag term-9.9541e-7
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch43,420
Mean elements (OMM) for the SGP4 model, refreshed every 6 hours. They describe the orbit at the epoch shown and drift as time passes, fastest for low orbits.
Source: CelesTrak satellite catalogue and GP data (celestrak.org); owner and manufacturer from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).