▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3984°
Eccentricity	0.0002156
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34217560 rev/day
RAAN	345.3199°
Arg of perigee	88.1131°
Mean anomaly	272.0311°
B*	7.0181e-5
Rev at epoch	39,179

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43927U 19002F 26187.92484786 .00000216 00000-0 70181-4 0 9999

2 43927 86.3984 345.3199 0002156 88.1131 272.0311 14.34217560391793

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 172",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2019-002F",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:11:46.855+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.3421756,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002156,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3984,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 345.3199,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 88.1131,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 272.0311,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43927,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 39179,
  "BSTAR": 0.000070181,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000216,
  "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 172
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/43927

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