▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.6532°
Eccentricity	0.0002313
Period	97.3 min
Apogee	631 km
Perigee	628 km
Mean motion	14.80023177 rev/day
RAAN	17.1131°
Arg of perigee	87.0346°
Mean anomaly	273.1140°
B*	9.6981e-5
Rev at epoch	16,928

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 56729U 23068V 26187.91746519 .00000759 00000-0 96981-4 0 9992

2 56729 86.6532 17.1131 0002313 87.0346 273.1140 14.80023177169289

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 178",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2023-068V",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:01:08.992+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.80023177,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002313,
  "INCLINATION": 86.6532,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 17.1131,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 87.0346,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 273.114,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 56729,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 16928,
  "BSTAR": 0.000096981,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000759,
  "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 178
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/56729

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