▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3962°
Eccentricity	0.0002093
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218905 rev/day
RAAN	16.9232°
Arg of perigee	87.7291°
Mean anomaly	272.4145°
B*	3.5214e-5
Rev at epoch	45,761

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 42957U 17061C 26187.94729705 .00000118 00000-0 35214-4 0 9998

2 42957 86.3962 16.9232 0002093 87.7291 272.4145 14.34218905457619

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 122",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-061C",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:44:06.465+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218905,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002093,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3962,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 16.9232,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 87.7291,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 272.4145,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 42957,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 45761,
  "BSTAR": 0.000035214,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000118,
  "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 122
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/42957

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