Satellite · NORAD 43257 · COSPAR 2018-030J
IRIDIUM 150
- Operator Iridium Communications
- Constellation Iridium NEXT
- Country United States
Altitude now
788.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.47km/s
Inclination
86.39°
Period
100.4 min
100.4 min
Perigee
776km
Apogee
779km
orbit freshOrbit updated 10 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:31 UTC (10.6 h old)· Metadata updated 10 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 69.572° N
- Longitude
- 87.353° E
- Altitude
- 788.3 km
- Velocity
- 7.467 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:31 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Communications
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Iridium NEXT via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Iridium Communications
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 30 Mar 2018
- COSPAR launch id
- 2018-030
Objects from the same launch · 9
- IRIDIUM 14443249PayloadActive
- IRIDIUM 14943250PayloadActive
- IRIDIUM 15743251PayloadActive
- IRIDIUM 14043252PayloadActive
- IRIDIUM 14543253PayloadActive
- IRIDIUM 14643254PayloadActive
- IRIDIUM 14843255PayloadActive
- IRIDIUM 14243256PayloadActive
- IRIDIUM 14343258PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 10 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 22:59 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 43257
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2018-030J
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWZKGKWBJN3JDYP0RVW
- Canonical slug
- iridium-150-43257
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.