▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3983°
Eccentricity	0.0002152
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34217733 rev/day
RAAN	345.3087°
Arg of perigee	90.5802°
Mean anomaly	269.5641°
B*	4.4180e-5
Rev at epoch	39,178

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43925U 19002D 26187.93119027 .00000144 00000-0 44180-4 0 9991

2 43925 86.3983 345.3087 0002152 90.5802 269.5641 14.34217733391782

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 173",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2019-002D",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:20:54.839+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34217733,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002152,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3983,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 345.3087,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 90.5802,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 269.5641,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43925,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 39178,
  "BSTAR": 0.00004418,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000144,
  "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 173
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/43925

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