Satellites/IRIDIUM 176
IRIDIUM 176
Satellite · United StatesActive
NORAD Number
43923
COSPAR ID
2019-002B
Launched
2019-01-11
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
Perigee652 km
Apogee656 km
Inclination86.6°
Period97.8 min
Radar cross-section—
Latest Orbital Elements
Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 08:06:42
Mean motion14.72260547 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0002417
Inclination86.6047°
Right ascension of node292.8449°
Argument of perigee89.7204°
Mean anomaly270.429°
B* drag term1.3692e-4
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch42,060
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).