▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3941°
Eccentricity	0.0002218
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34216465 rev/day
RAAN	48.4239°
Arg of perigee	86.1815°
Mean anomaly	273.9634°
B*	6.0241e-5
Rev at epoch	41,622

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43575U 18061G 26188.02683154 .00000188 00000-0 60241-4 0 9998

2 43575 86.3941 48.4239 0002218 86.1815 273.9634 14.34216465416224

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 163",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-061G",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T00:38:38.245+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34216465,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002218,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3941,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 48.4239,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 86.1815,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 273.9634,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43575,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 41622,
  "BSTAR": 0.000060241,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000188,
  "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 163
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/43575

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