Catalogue · 5 objects

Communications satellites in LEO

Orbit class, mission and constellation are derived · methodology

orbit class: LEO
mission type: communications
launch: 1997-020

Status

Active12,811
Decayed1,829
Unknown95

Object type

Payload14,735

Orbit class

LEO14,735

Mission

Communications14,735

Constellation

5 results

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Type	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Launched	Operator	Country
IRIDIUM 4Iridium NEXT	24796	1997-020E	Payload	Unknown	LEO	766 / 769 km	86.40°	05 May 1997	Iridium Communications	United States
IRIDIUM 5Iridium NEXT	24795	1997-020D	Payload	Unknown	LEO	502 / 638 km	86.38°

Catalogue rows come from CelesTrak SATCAT; perigee, apogee and inclination shown here are catalogue values (the detail page shows the latest element set). Facet counts are computed live over the filtered set.