▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3943°
Eccentricity	0.0002031
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218557 rev/day
RAAN	48.4417°
Arg of perigee	90.2881°
Mean anomaly	269.8547°
B*	5.5136e-5
Rev at epoch	41,621

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43576U 18061H 26188.00146146 .00000174 00000-0 55136-4 0 9994

2 43576 86.3943 48.4417 0002031 90.2881 269.8547 14.34218557416217

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 156",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-061H",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T00:02:06.27+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218557,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002031,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3943,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 48.4417,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 90.2881,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 269.8547,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43576,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 41621,
  "BSTAR": 0.000055136,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000174,
  "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 156
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/43576

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