▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3984°
Eccentricity	0.0002129
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218026 rev/day
RAAN	345.4049°
Arg of perigee	87.4976°
Mean anomaly	272.6463°
B*	2.8764e-5
Rev at epoch	47,277

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 42809U 17039G 26187.89313461 .00000100 00000-0 28764-4 0 9994

2 42809 86.3984 345.4049 0002129 87.4976 272.6463 14.34218026472775

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 126",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-039G",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T21:26:06.83+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218026,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002129,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3984,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 345.4049,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 87.4976,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 272.6463,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 42809,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 47277,
  "BSTAR": 0.000028764,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.000001,
  "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 126
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/42809

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