Satellites/IRIDIUM 174
IRIDIUM 174
Satellite · United StatesActive
NORAD Number
56728
COSPAR ID
2023-068U
Launched
2023-05-20
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
Inclination86.61°
Period97.8 min
Radar cross-section—
Latest Orbital Elements
Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 09:35:41
Mean motion14.72259309 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0002344
Inclination86.6056°
Right ascension of node292.9822°
Argument of perigee90.3209°
Mean anomaly269.8276°
B* drag term1.6279e-4
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch18,738
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).