▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3944°
Eccentricity	0.0002276
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218381 rev/day
RAAN	48.5050°
Arg of perigee	85.6311°
Mean anomaly	274.5145°
B*	4.0110e-5
Rev at epoch	41,621

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43569U 18061A 26188.01414781 .00000132 00000-0 40110-4 0 9990

2 43569 86.3944 48.5050 0002276 85.6311 274.5145 14.34218381416213

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 160",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-061A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T00:20:22.371+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218381,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002276,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3944,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 48.505,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 85.6311,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 274.5145,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43569,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 41621,
  "BSTAR": 0.00004011,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000132,
  "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 160
Operator	Iridium Satellite LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Jul 25, 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/43569

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