▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3961°
Eccentricity	0.0002199
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218336 rev/day
RAAN	16.9095°
Arg of perigee	89.9247°
Mean anomaly	270.2201°
B*	1.8660e-5
Rev at epoch	45,761

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 42956U 17061B 26187.97901154 .00000072 00000-0 18660-4 0 9995

2 42956 86.3961 16.9095 0002199 89.9247 270.2201 14.34218336457613

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 100",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-061B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T23:29:46.597+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218336,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002199,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3961,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 16.9095,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 89.9247,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 270.2201,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 42956,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 45761,
  "BSTAR": 0.00001866,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 7.2e-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 100
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/42956

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