▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.6111°
Eccentricity	0.0002122
Period	97.8 min
Apogee	655 km
Perigee	652 km
Mean motion	14.72250244 rev/day
RAAN	345.4349°
Arg of perigee	81.8715°
Mean anomaly	278.2742°
B*	1.1324e-4
Rev at epoch	16,892

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 56728U 23068U 26187.93144250 .00000739 00000-0 11324-3 0 9992

2 56728 86.6111 345.4349 0002122 81.8715 278.2742 14.72250244168921

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 174",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2023-068U",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:21:16.632+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.72250244,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002122,
  "INCLINATION": 86.6111,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 345.4349,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 81.8715,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 278.2742,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 56728,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 16892,
  "BSTAR": 0.00011324,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000739,
  "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 174
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/56728

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