▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3948°
Eccentricity	0.0001915
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34217655 rev/day
RAAN	80.0989°
Arg of perigee	79.6344°
Mean anomaly	280.5067°
B*	-3.0338e-6
Rev at epoch	49,609

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 41918U 17003B 26188.17613605 .00000011 00000-0 -30338-5 0 9993

2 41918 86.3948 80.0989 0001915 79.6344 280.5067 14.34217655496090

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 103",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-003B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:13:38.155+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34217655,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001915,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3948,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 80.0989,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 79.6344,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 280.5067,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 41918,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 49609,
  "BSTAR": -0.0000030338,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 1.1e-7,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	IRIDIUM 103
Operator	Iridium Satellite LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Jan 14, 2017HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	860HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/41918

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.