Satellites/IRIDIUM 169
IRIDIUM 169
Satellite · United StatesActive
NORAD Number
43926
COSPAR ID
2019-002E
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
Perigee762 km
Apogee765 km
Inclination86.42°
Period100.1 min
Radar cross-section—
Latest Orbital Elements
Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 11:37:57
Mean motion14.3860755 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0002032
Inclination86.4205°
Right ascension of node324.4805°
Argument of perigee100.7852°
Mean anomaly259.3575°
B* drag term-9.3349e-7
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch41,111
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).