▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.4470°
Eccentricity	0.0002224
Period	99.8 min
Apogee	749 km
Perigee	746 km
Mean motion	14.43282238 rev/day
RAAN	80.0230°
Arg of perigee	84.0325°
Mean anomaly	276.1129°
B*	7.2851e-5
Rev at epoch	42,800

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43482U 18047G 26188.12996860 .00000265 00000-0 72851-4 0 9997

2 43482 86.4470 80.0230 0002224 84.0325 276.1129 14.43282238428006

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 162",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-047G",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T03:07:09.287+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.43282238,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002224,
  "INCLINATION": 86.447,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 80.023,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 84.0325,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 276.1129,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43482,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 42800,
  "BSTAR": 0.000072851,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000265,
  "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 162
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/43482

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