▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3982°
Eccentricity	0.0002181
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218107 rev/day
RAAN	313.7760°
Arg of perigee	93.2796°
Mean anomaly	266.8649°
B*	1.2786e-5
Rev at epoch	44,697

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43070U 17083A 26187.89605470 .00000056 00000-0 12786-4 0 9995

2 43070 86.3982 313.7760 0002181 93.2796 266.8649 14.34218107446979

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 135",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-083A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T21:30:19.126+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218107,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002181,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3982,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 313.776,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 93.2796,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 266.8649,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43070,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 44697,
  "BSTAR": 0.000012786,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 5.6e-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 135
Operator	Iridium Satellite LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Dec 23, 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/43070

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