▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.4471°
Eccentricity	0.0002389
Period	99.8 min
Apogee	749 km
Perigee	746 km
Mean motion	14.43283247 rev/day
RAAN	80.3035°
Arg of perigee	79.2434°
Mean anomaly	280.9035°
B*	7.5090e-5
Rev at epoch	42,795

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43478U 18047C 26187.72028439 .00000273 00000-0 75090-4 0 9992

2 43478 86.4471 80.3035 0002389 79.2434 280.9035 14.43283247427950

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 161",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-047C",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T17:17:12.571+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.43283247,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002389,
  "INCLINATION": 86.4471,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 80.3035,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 79.2434,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 280.9035,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43478,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 42795,
  "BSTAR": 0.00007509,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000273,
  "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 161
Operator	Iridium Satellite LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	May 22, 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/43478

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