▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3989°
Eccentricity	0.0002132
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218303 rev/day
RAAN	314.0546°
Arg of perigee	100.4453°
Mean anomaly	259.6983°
B*	2.4021e-5
Rev at epoch	44,693

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43073U 17083D 26187.85799796 .00000087 00000-0 24021-4 0 9998

2 43073 86.3989 314.0546 0002132 100.4453 259.6983 14.34218303446937

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 130",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-083D",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T20:35:31.024+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218303,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002132,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3989,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 314.0546,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 100.4453,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 259.6983,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43073,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 44693,
  "BSTAR": 0.000024021,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 8.7e-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 130
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/43073

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