▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3942°
Eccentricity	0.0002209
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34219550 rev/day
RAAN	48.5570°
Arg of perigee	84.2653°
Mean anomaly	275.8794°
B*	6.5898e-5
Rev at epoch	41,617

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43578U 18061K 26187.67164582 .00000204 00000-0 65898-4 0 9992

2 43578 86.3942 48.5570 0002209 84.2653 275.8794 14.34219550416176

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 159",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-061K",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T16:07:10.199+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.3421955,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002209,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3942,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 48.557,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 84.2653,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 275.8794,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43578,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 41617,
  "BSTAR": 0.000065898,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000204,
  "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 159
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/43578

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