▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.1980°
Eccentricity	0.0002129
Period	97.3 min
Apogee	631 km
Perigee	628 km
Mean motion	14.80019759 rev/day
RAAN	319.4173°
Arg of perigee	91.4359°
Mean anomaly	268.7105°
B*	1.2813e-4
Rev at epoch	16,928

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 56727U 23068T 26187.92849823 .00000995 00000-0 12813-3 0 9996

2 56727 86.1980 319.4173 0002129 91.4359 268.7105 14.80019759169283

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 177",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2023-068T",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:17:02.247+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.80019759,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002129,
  "INCLINATION": 86.198,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 319.4173,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 91.4359,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 268.7105,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 56727,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 16928,
  "BSTAR": 0.00012813,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000995,
  "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 177
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/56727

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