▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3982°
Eccentricity	0.0002100
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34220061 rev/day
RAAN	345.3354°
Arg of perigee	91.8631°
Mean anomaly	268.2805°
B*	6.1187e-5
Rev at epoch	47,280

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 42808U 17039F 26187.93752852 .00000191 00000-0 61187-4 0 9995

2 42808 86.3982 345.3354 0002100 91.8631 268.2805 14.34220061472803

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 117",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-039F",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:30:02.464+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34220061,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.00021,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3982,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 345.3354,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 91.8631,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 268.2805,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 42808,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 47280,
  "BSTAR": 0.000061187,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000191,
  "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 117
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/42808

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