▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3964°
Eccentricity	0.0002222
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218642 rev/day
RAAN	282.3148°
Arg of perigee	96.4536°
Mean anomaly	263.6913°
B*	3.2293e-5
Rev at epoch	43,295

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43257U 18030J 26187.68332520 .00000110 00000-0 32293-4 0 9991

2 43257 86.3964 282.3148 0002222 96.4536 263.6913 14.34218642432956

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 150",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-030J",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T16:23:59.297+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218642,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002222,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3964,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 282.3148,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 96.4536,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 263.6913,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43257,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 43295,
  "BSTAR": 0.000032293,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.0000011,
  "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 150
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/43257

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