Satellites/IRIDIUM 178
IRIDIUM 178
Satellite · United StatesActive
NORAD Number
56729
COSPAR ID
2023-068V
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
Perigee628 km
Apogee631 km
Inclination86.65°
Period97.3 min
Radar cross-section—
Latest Orbital Elements
Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 11:16:54
Mean motion14.80039454 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0002407
Inclination86.6523°
Right ascension of node324.6946°
Argument of perigee89.8686°
Mean anomaly270.2811°
B* drag term6.7773e-5
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch18,785
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).