IRIDIUM 171

NORAD 43929· COSPAR 2019-002H· OneWeb / Iridium· LEO
Launch
Launched on Jan 11, 2019 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Iridium-8
Iridium NEXT satellite (representative)
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Live · TLE epoch 2026-07-13 11:08 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Iridium Communications
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Launched
Jan 11, 2019
Mass
Apogee
783 km
Perigee
780 km
Inclination
86.40°
Period
1.67 h
Part of the Iridium NEXT constellation · this satellite is one of 192

Second-generation Iridium constellation; 66 active sats provide global comms.

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