Satellites/IRIDIUM 168
IRIDIUM 168
Satellite · United StatesActive
NORAD Number
43924
COSPAR ID
2019-002C
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
Perigee776 km
Apogee779 km
Inclination86.39°
Period100.4 min
Radar cross-section—
Latest Orbital Elements
Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 07:37:46
Mean motion14.34218459 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0002206
Inclination86.3929°
Right ascension of node293.0128°
Argument of perigee87.8143°
Mean anomaly272.3305°
B* drag term6.6923e-5
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch40,977
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).