▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3963°
Eccentricity	0.0002365
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34216706 rev/day
RAAN	282.1770°
Arg of perigee	102.8057°
Mean anomaly	257.3403°
B*	3.0347e-5
Rev at epoch	43,294

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43253U 18030E 26187.86725527 .00000105 00000-0 30347-4 0 9992

2 43253 86.3963 282.1770 0002365 102.8057 257.3403 14.34216706432940

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 145",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-030E",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T20:48:50.855+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34216706,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002365,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3963,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 282.177,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 102.8057,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 257.3403,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43253,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 43294,
  "BSTAR": 0.000030347,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000105,
  "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 145
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/43253

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