Satellites/IRIDIUM 179
IRIDIUM 179
Satellite · United StatesActive
NORAD Number
56730
COSPAR ID
2023-068W
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
Perigee627 km
Apogee631 km
Inclination86.68°
Period97.3 min
Radar cross-section—
Latest Orbital Elements
Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 09:31:45
Mean motion14.80051588 rev/day
Eccentricity0.000244
Inclination86.6774°
Right ascension of node334.1387°
Argument of perigee95.0786°
Mean anomaly265.0714°
B* drag term1.1531e-4
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch18,784
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).