▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3964°
Eccentricity	0.0002269
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218220 rev/day
RAAN	16.9726°
Arg of perigee	89.8149°
Mean anomaly	270.3307°
B*	1.1048e-5
Rev at epoch	45,767

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 42962U 17061H 26187.99803956 .00000051 00000-0 11048-4 0 9995

2 42962 86.3964 16.9726 0002269 89.8149 270.3307 14.34218220457678

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 136",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-061H",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T23:57:10.618+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.3421822,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002269,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3964,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 16.9726,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 89.8149,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 270.3307,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 42962,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 45767,
  "BSTAR": 0.000011048,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 5.1e-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 136
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/42962

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