▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3981°
Eccentricity	0.0002330
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218941 rev/day
RAAN	313.7641°
Arg of perigee	100.6241°
Mean anomaly	259.5217°
B*	1.0338e-4
Rev at epoch	44,699

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43072U 17083C 26187.88971127 .00000309 00000-0 10338-3 0 9992

2 43072 86.3981 313.7641 0002330 100.6241 259.5217 14.34218941446990

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 116",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-083C",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T21:21:11.054+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218941,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.000233,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3981,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 313.7641,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 100.6241,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 259.5217,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43072,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 44699,
  "BSTAR": 0.00010338,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000309,
  "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 116
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/43072

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