▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3985°
Eccentricity	0.0002228
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34217584 rev/day
RAAN	345.4153°
Arg of perigee	90.6993°
Mean anomaly	269.4458°
B*	6.3360e-6
Rev at epoch	39,180

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43924U 19002C 26187.94387321 .00000038 00000-0 63360-5 0 9999

2 43924 86.3985 345.4153 0002228 90.6993 269.4458 14.34217584391806

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 168",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2019-002C",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:39:10.645+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34217584,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002228,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3985,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 345.4153,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 90.6993,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 269.4458,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43924,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 39180,
  "BSTAR": 0.000006336,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 3.8e-7,
  "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 168
Operator	Iridium Satellite LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Jan 11, 2019HIGHvia 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/43924

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