▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3948°
Eccentricity	0.0002281
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34217455 rev/day
RAAN	80.1733°
Arg of perigee	87.9808°
Mean anomaly	272.1649°
B*	6.9817e-5
Rev at epoch	42,528

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43480U 18047E 26187.71312308 .00000215 00000-0 69817-4 0 9991

2 43480 86.3948 80.1733 0002281 87.9808 272.1649 14.34217455425282

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 147",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-047E",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T17:06:53.834+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34217455,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002281,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3948,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 80.1733,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 87.9808,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 272.1649,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43480,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 42528,
  "BSTAR": 0.000069817,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000215,
  "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 147
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/43480

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