▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3985°
Eccentricity	0.0002191
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218127 rev/day
RAAN	345.3861°
Arg of perigee	89.9010°
Mean anomaly	270.2436°
B*	1.3550e-5
Rev at epoch	47,277

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 42807U 17039E 26187.91850544 .00000058 00000-0 13550-4 0 9992

2 42807 86.3985 345.3861 0002191 89.9010 270.2436 14.34218127472776

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 118",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-039E",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:02:38.87+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218127,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002191,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3985,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 345.3861,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 89.901,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 270.2436,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 42807,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 47277,
  "BSTAR": 0.00001355,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 5.8e-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 118
Operator	Iridium Satellite LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Jun 25, 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/42807

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