▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3961°
Eccentricity	0.0002265
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218704 rev/day
RAAN	282.2075°
Arg of perigee	93.5688°
Mean anomaly	266.5767°
B*	3.1397e-5
Rev at epoch	43,295

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43250U 18030B 26187.70235286 .00000108 00000-0 31397-4 0 9999

2 43250 86.3961 282.2075 0002265 93.5688 266.5767 14.34218704432955

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 149",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-030B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T16:51:23.287+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218704,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002265,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3961,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 282.2075,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 93.5688,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 266.5767,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43250,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 43295,
  "BSTAR": 0.000031397,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000108,
  "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 149
Operator	Iridium Satellite LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Mar 30, 2018HIGHvia 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/43250

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