▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3964°
Eccentricity	0.0002117
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218862 rev/day
RAAN	282.1134°
Arg of perigee	93.2182°
Mean anomaly	266.9256°
B*	8.0432e-5
Rev at epoch	44,814

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43078U 17083J 26188.17804697 .00000245 00000-0 80432-4 0 9990

2 43078 86.3964 282.1134 0002117 93.2182 266.9256 14.34218862448143

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 153",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-083J",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:16:23.258+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218862,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002117,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3964,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 282.1134,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 93.2182,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 266.9256,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43078,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 44814,
  "BSTAR": 0.000080432,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000245,
  "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 153
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/43078

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