Satellites/IRIDIUM 159
IRIDIUM 159
Satellite · United StatesActive
NORAD Number
43578
COSPAR ID
2018-061K
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 11:08:34
Mean motion14.34218086 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0002142
Inclination86.3987°
Right ascension of node355.9805°
Argument of perigee93.7569°
Mean anomaly266.3872°
B* drag term1.9503e-5
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).