▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.4481°
Eccentricity	0.0002475
Period	99.8 min
Apogee	749 km
Perigee	746 km
Mean motion	14.43309297 rev/day
RAAN	48.4755°
Arg of perigee	85.5734°
Mean anomaly	274.5749°
B*	6.3804e-5
Rev at epoch	16,530

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 56726U 23068S 26188.07331963 .00000235 00000-0 63804-4 0 9997

2 56726 86.4481 48.4755 0002475 85.5734 274.5749 14.43309297165307

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 181",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2023-068S",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T01:45:34.816+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.43309297,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002475,
  "INCLINATION": 86.4481,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 48.4755,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 85.5734,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 274.5749,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 56726,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 16530,
  "BSTAR": 0.000063804,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000235,
  "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 181
Operator	Iridium Satellite LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	May 20, 2023HIGHvia 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/56726

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