▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3962°
Eccentricity	0.0002338
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218794 rev/day
RAAN	282.0512°
Arg of perigee	97.8784°
Mean anomaly	262.2677°
B*	2.4889e-5
Rev at epoch	43,300

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43254U 18030F 26188.19707454 .00000089 00000-0 24889-4 0 9994

2 43254 86.3962 282.0512 0002338 97.8784 262.2677 14.34218794433008

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 146",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-030F",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:43:47.24+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218794,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002338,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3962,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 282.0512,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 97.8784,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 262.2677,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43254,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 43300,
  "BSTAR": 0.000024889,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 8.9e-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 146
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/43254

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