▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3964°
Eccentricity	0.0002176
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34219407 rev/day
RAAN	16.9887°
Arg of perigee	91.0066°
Mean anomaly	269.1379°
B*	4.3948e-5
Rev at epoch	45,761

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 42955U 17061A 26187.98535189 .00000143 00000-0 43948-4 0 9992

2 42955 86.3964 16.9887 0002176 91.0066 269.1379 14.34219407457615

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 133",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-061A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T23:38:54.403+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34219407,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002176,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3964,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 16.9887,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 91.0066,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 269.1379,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 42955,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 45761,
  "BSTAR": 0.000043948,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000143,
  "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 133
Operator	Iridium Satellite LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Oct 9, 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/42955

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