▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.3992°
Eccentricity	0.0002191
Period	100.4 min
Apogee	779 km
Perigee	776 km
Mean motion	14.34218533 rev/day
RAAN	345.6358°
Arg of perigee	94.8161°
Mean anomaly	265.3285°
B*	2.4164e-5
Rev at epoch	39,178

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43929U 19002H 26187.90581937 .00000087 00000-0 24164-4 0 9991

2 43929 86.3992 345.6358 0002191 94.8161 265.3285 14.34218533391785

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 171",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2019-002H",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T21:44:22.794+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.34218533,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002191,
  "INCLINATION": 86.3992,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 345.6358,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 94.8161,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 265.3285,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43929,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 39178,
  "BSTAR": 0.000024164,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 8.7e-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 171
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/43929

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