▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3995°
Eccentricity	0.0002101
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218277 rev/day
RAAN	313.4929°
Arg of perigee	89.4730°
Mean anomaly	270.6707°
B*	1.5106e-5
Rev at epoch	44,695

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43071U 17083B 26187.85165568 .00000062 00000-0 15106-4 0 9997

2 43071 86.3995 313.4929 0002101 89.4730 270.6707 14.34218277446959

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 138",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-083B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T20:26:23.051+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218277,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002101,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3995,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 313.4929,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 89.473,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 270.6707,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43071,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 44695,
  "BSTAR": 0.000015106,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 6.2e-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 138
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/43071

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