▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3945°
Eccentricity	0.0002183
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218995 rev/day
RAAN	48.6499°
Arg of perigee	89.8150°
Mean anomaly	270.3296°
B*	3.3268e-5
Rev at epoch	41,618

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43572U 18061D 26187.68433125 .00000113 00000-0 33268-4 0 9994

2 43572 86.3945 48.6499 0002183 89.8150 270.3296 14.34218995416188

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 165",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-061D",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T16:25:26.22+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218995,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002183,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3945,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 48.6499,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 89.815,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 270.3296,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43572,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 41618,
  "BSTAR": 0.000033268,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000113,
  "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 165
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/43572

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