▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	86.6766°
Eccentricity	0.0002264
Period	97.3 min
Apogee	631 km
Perigee	628 km
Mean motion	14.80027672 rev/day
RAAN	26.1256°
Arg of perigee	90.3091°
Mean anomaly	269.8390°
B*	1.0874e-4
Rev at epoch	16,929

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 56730U 23068W 26187.97975896 .00000848 00000-0 10874-3 0 9997

2 56730 86.6766 26.1256 0002264 90.3091 269.8390 14.80027672169291

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "IRIDIUM 179",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2023-068W",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T23:30:51.174+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.80027672,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002264,
  "INCLINATION": 86.6766,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 26.1256,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 90.3091,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 269.839,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 56730,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 16929,
  "BSTAR": 0.00010874,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000848,
  "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 179
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/56730

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