▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3966°
Eccentricity	0.0002340
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34217543 rev/day
RAAN	282.3122°
Arg of perigee	94.9557°
Mean anomaly	265.1906°
B*	6.2416e-5
Rev at epoch	43,296

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43255U 18030G 26187.67698376 .00000195 00000-0 62416-4 0 9995

2 43255 86.3966 282.3122 0002340 94.9557 265.1906 14.34217543432964

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 148",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-030G",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T16:14:51.397+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34217543,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.000234,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3966,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 282.3122,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 94.9557,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 265.1906,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43255,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 43296,
  "BSTAR": 0.000062416,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000195,
  "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 148
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/43255

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